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What is a theme?
A theme is an insight about life that is expressed in the work.
100
Walt Whitman can be described as a "larger than ________" character.
life
100
A large, long piece of timber used in construction
Beam
100
How are the hawk and Whitman similar?
They are both wild
100
What is the house that death stops in front of?
A grave or a tomb
200
A long list of related things, people or events
Catalog
200
Dickinson could be considered a _________________; Someone who shuns social interactions and perhaps never leaves their home.
Recluse
200
Vigorous and Healthy
Robust
200
What was Whitman's attitude toward death?
He was not afraid; he welcomed death.
200
What two words in "The Soul selects her own Society" are an example of exact rhyme?
Door and more
300
Phrases, sentences, or clauses with words left out.
Elliptical construction
300
Whitman believed that humanity was ultimately a part of what?
Nature
300
Sweet Sounding, musical
Melodious
300
What human quality does Dickinson give death?
Civility or being polite
300
Why does Whitman say he is going to be good health to his readers even after he is dead?
Because his poetry will enrich their souls.
400
The repetition of words or phrases that have a similar grammatical structure.
Parallelism or parallel structure
400
Dickinson wrote 1400 poems, yet in her lifetime she published only ___________.
Seven
400
Making a guess or an inference with little supporting evidence.
Surmise
400
How does the soul feel about those who arrive at her gate and mat?
The Soul is unmoved.
400
A long easy sweep of sound that echos the Bible and speeches of orators is known as what?
Cadence
500
A summing up and restatement of the themes of the entire poem
Coda
500
Because (in her later years) she always wore white, the people of Amherst, MA, often referred to Emily Dickinson as this.
The Nun of Amherst
500
Happy and Cheerful
Blithe
500
By shutting the door, the Soul is able to do what?
Choose who she wants to spend time with
500
What is ironic about the way that Dickinson describes death?
Death is described as polite, but most people would not think of death that way.