Poems
True or false: When she was alive only a few of her poems were published and when they were they were heavily edited.
True
In her spare time what did she study?
Botany
What date was Emily Dickinson born?
December 10, 1830
Emily's sister promised to burn all of her poems. True or false: She did burn them.
False, she found over 1,800 poems and realized the importance of poetry to her sister so she went and published them.
True or False: Emily Dickinson was one of the most famous poets in the 19th century.
True, in the first year that her poems went on the market, more than 300,000 copies were sold.
True or false: she joined a certain denomination or church
False, she never joined a church or denomination
What religion was the Dickinson family devout in?
They were devout Calvinists.
What was the name of her sister that found her poems?
Lavania
when was the first volume of her poetry published?
1890
Untill what date was she bedridden?
November 30, 1886
What was her father's job?
he was a U.S Senator
how many years after her death was the first volume of her poetry published.
four
True or false: she published everything in her own name.
False, she never published poems under her name.
When did her troubles with her eyes start?
True or false: When she was a kid she went out and played with the other kids her age.
False, she kept a quiet life away from other kids.
what date did she die?
May 15, 1886
What were the themes of her poems?
death, faith, emotions, and truth
What did she largely eschew (avoid)?
social interactions
What was her 3 siblings' names?
Lavania, Austin, and Emily
what did she die of?
heart failure