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Her Poems
Her Adulthood
Poem analysis
100

What did her father do? (Guess 2)

Who was an Amherst Lawyer, U. S. Congressman, and the Treasurer of Amherst College.

100

What was her dog’s name?

Who was Carlo?

100

What type of poems were most of her poems?

What are love poems?

100

What city did she die in?

Where is Amherst, Massachusetts?

100

What was the title of the poem we discussed?

What is "We Become Accustomed to the Dark"?

200

What was number child was she?

Who was the middle child (the 2nd)?

200

What color coffin did she die in?

What is a white coffin?

200

How many poems were published? Answer: What is 10?

What is about 10?

200

What disease did she die from?

What is Bright’s Disease?

200

Why did Emily write as if she had no one to discuss her thoughts with?

Why was she an introvert?

300

What did her mother do?

Who stayed home and gardened?

300

When did she start to become more isolated?

When was the 1860’s and 70’s?

300

 How many poems did she write?

What is around 1800 poems?

300

What year did her father die?

When was 1874?

300

What did Emily Dickinson believe was the best solution to problems?

What does it mean to submit to dark thoughts or feelings?

400

What were her siblings' names? (Guess 1)

Who was Austin and Lavinia?

400

What was her nickname?

Who was “The Belle of Amherst”?

400

How many poems did she write?

What is around 1800 poems?

400

 What year did her father die?

When was 1874?

400

How are dark feelings represented in the poem?

What is night or evening?

500

What was the name of the school she went to at 16?

What is Mount Holyoke Female Seminary?

500

How old was Carlo (her dog) when he died?

What is 17?

500

Who published her poems after she died (guess 1 word)?

Who was Thomas H. Johnson?

500

Where did she go to fix her eyes?

 Answer: Where is the University of Cambridge?

500

What does light represent in the poem?

Why does light mean hope or good feelings?