Poetry and Emily Dickinson

"Because I Could Not Stop for Death"

100

'This' was personified in Dickinson's poem.

Death

200

He picked her up in one of these.

A Carriage

300

The following excerpt establishes what kind of tone?

"We slowly drove - He knew no haste

And I had put away

My labor and my leisure too,"

Answers will vary - relaxed; chill; calm

400

The following excerpt is a metaphor for what?

"A Swelling of the Ground-

The Roof was scarcely visible"

The grave; a coffin; being buried

500

What was the overall meaning of this poem?

Answers will vary

"I heard a Fly buzz"

100

What is happening to the woman in the opening stanza of this poem?

She is dying

200

The overall tone and mood is transitioned to a lighter one because 'what' enters the room?

A fly

300

The excerpt below is an example of which poetic term?

"The Breaths were gathering firm"

Personification

400

Which of the following creates suspenseful imagery?

A. I willed my Keepsakes

B. Between the light - and me -

C. Stillness in the Room

C. Stillness in the Room 

500

What was Emily Dickinson's overall purpose in this poem?

Answers will vary - to convey that even the littlest things can distract people from bigger things in life - like death. This lightens the idea of death.

Poetic Terms

100

'This' is when a line or sentence gives great detail and illustration in the readers' mind.

Imagery

200

'This' term is used to describe a "paragraph" in a poem.

A stanza

300

How the reader feels after reading a text.

Mood

400

Strong or significant word choice

Diction

500

A word that gives off a feeling or strong association has 'this.'

Connotation

Poetic Examples

100

"The lights danced across the stage," is an example of what?

Personification

200

"The dainty, pink flower smelled sweetly of cookies and cakes," is an example of what?

Imagery

300

"The man leering in the corner had an uncomfortable edge to his look. He stared menacingly at the rest of the room."

The word, "leering," in the passage above, has a ________ connotation:

A. light-hearted

B. suspicious

C. funny

D. depressing

B. suspicious

400

"I surmised that my mom was upset with me when she responded with a terse tone to my question." 

Which word in the above sentence is an example of diction?

surmised; terse

500

The author created a care-free ________ by using sentences like, "The weather was pristine and warm - not a cloud in the sky, not a worry in the air."

A. tone

B. mood

C. connotation

tone

Analyses

100

Analyses do the following: (There is more than one  right answer.)

A. Make an argument or try to prove a point

B. Have personal opinion

C. Use text evidence

D. Rebut the other side 

A., B., C.

200

What 3 sentences should be in an analyses intro?

Answers vary - hook, background, thesis

300

True or False: Appropriate analyses use academic vocabulary or in depth thinking to explain how your chosen support proves the thesis. 

True

400

Put these steps in the correct order:

- Review 

- Rough draft

- Gather text evidence

- Final draft

- Create an outline

1. Create an outline

2. Gather text evidence

3. Rough draft

4. Review

5. Final Draft

500

What 3 years did Florida State football win the National Championship?

1993, 1999, 2013