Whitman
Dickinson
Their writing
100

Whitman attended school until what age?

11 years old

100

What was Dickinson's childhood like?

Very solitary

100

What was Dickinson's inspiration for writing?

Her emotions/ her heartbreaks/ lonliness

200

In Whitman's trip to New Orleans, what nature sites did he visit? Name one

Niagara Falls or The Great Lakes

200

Fill in the blank:

Dickinson lived in a _______ New England town that encouraged a Calvinist, orthodox, and conservative approach to Christianity.

Puritan

200

Whitman was the first poet to write poems in this style.

Free verse

300

What is Whitman's first collection of poems called?

Leaves of Grass

300

What is the name of one of Dickinson's siblings?

Austin or Lavinia

300

How many poems did Dickinson write?

1800 poems

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