Emily Dickinson's Poetry Answers

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What elements of ballad structure appear?

The first and third lines rhyme and have the same number of syllables.

The first and second lines have the same number of syllables.

The second and fourth lines rhyme and have the same number of syllables.

Each line ends with a dash, and the second and fourth lines rhyme.

What evidence in the excerpt reveals Dickinson’s style?

slant rhyme, dashes, and nonstandard capitalization

perfect rhyme and first-person point of view

different line lengths and the topic of death

regular meter and lines of equal length

Consider the images in this excerpt. How are the images used to reinforce the meaning of the poem? Check the two best answers.

They emphasize the importance of attending church.

They compare the holiness of the clergy to that of the speaker.

They contrast formal church services with nature.

They demonstrate that the speaker is unreliable.

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