Term Definitions
This term is a comparison between two symbols which is non-specific
Simile
My heart is the sea is an example of this literary term
Metaphor
What was notable about Emily Dickinson after she turned 30 years old?
She rarely left her room
What state was Emily Dickinson born in?
Massachusettes
This vocabulary word means "A person who shuts themself away from society"
A Recluse
This poetic term is a collection of lines in a poem
A Stanza
"The tree sang with the wind," is an example of this literary term
Personification
What adjectives can be used to describe Emily Dickinson's Poetry
Depressing, dour, sad, etc.
What did Emily Dickinson request happen to her poems after she died?
She requested they be destroyed
This vocabulary term means "A piercing cry of a crow or raven."
Caw
This term happens when the end sounds of two or more words are the same
Rhyme
"Fame is a fickle food
Upon a shifting plate"
This excerpt from Emily Dickinson's poetry is a metaphor. The way it is written, with no punctuation at the end of the line, is this literary term
Enjambment
During Dickinson's early life, was she also a recluse?
No, she had friends and an active social life
"The Soul unto itself / Is an imperial friend - / Or the most agonizing Spy - / An Enemy - could send -"
This stanza from Emily Dickinson's poetry says what about one's self?
That you can be your best friend or your worst enemy
This vocabulary term can be summed up as "Writing"
Prose
This term is simplified by Mr. Harrell as meaning, "Syllable count," but actually means, "The amount of on-syllables in a line"
Meter
Simile
How did Emily Dickinson feel about fame?
She said men eat of it and die, so not very good
"Finite Infinity" is an example of this literary term
Oxymoron
This vocabulary word is the ruler of an empire
This literary term happens when a line of poetry ends without punctuation, intending for you to continue reading it like a sentence in the next line
Enjambment
"I'm Nobody! Who are you?" is an example of which literary term?
Metaphor
What are the weird dashes that Dickinson chooses to use instead of commas called?
Em-Dashes
What does the line "They shut me up in Prose" mean in relation to Emily Dickinson's life?
She only was able to express herself in her writing
This vocabulary term is defined as a "Monarch or Ruler"
Sovereign