Content and Style in Emily Dickinson's Poems

Question 1

Read the poem. What human qualities does Dickinson lend to the speaker’s heart? Check all that apply.

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the ability to forget; the ability to say something; the ability to do something slowly

Question 2

Review the final stanza of the poem. Then, complete the statements.

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Dickinson extends the metaphor in the last stanza by comparing hope to .: a bird that never asks for a crumb; This comparison shows that hope .: never asks for anything in return; Based on the extended metaphor, the reader can infer that Dickinson .: takes comfort in hope

Question 3

✔ never asks for anything in returncan be found only in extreme placesis rarely useful to the people who need it most

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✔ never asks for anything in return

Question 4

✔ takes comfort in hopebelieves that having hope never helpsthinks that many ideas are similar to birds

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✔ takes comfort in hope

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