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Emily Dickinson's Poetry Answers

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Which best describes the author’s purpose in “When I Heard the Learn’d Astronomer”?

A
The author intended for the reader to become more curious about astronomy.
B
The author intended for the reader to feel awed by the power of nature.
C
The author intended for the reader to be inspired to spend more time in classrooms.
D
The author intended for the reader to stop reading books to gain knowledge.
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What does “When I Heard the Learn’d Astronomer” suggest about the poet’s view of the world?

A
He enjoys the contrast between the natural world and the academic world.
B
He feels that it is his duty to protect the elements of the natural world.
C
He thinks that scientific study will enrich our experience of the world.
D
He considers the world to be a place that deserves much contemplation.
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How does the speaker of “When I Heard the Learn’d Astronomer” prefer to learn about nature?

A
by experiencing it directly
B
by being taught by a lecturer
C
by reading about it in a textbook
D
by sharing it with friends
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Read this statement by C.K. Williams about Walt Whitman.For a young poet, reading Whitman is sheer revelation, sheer wonder, a delight bordering on, then plunging into disbelief. How could all this have come to pass? . . . These countless images of daily life, of common life made uncommon, and the most boldly uncommon made jarringly intimate? This is best reflected in “When I Heard the Learn’d Astronomer,” when

A
Whitman hears the astronomer’s lecture
B
Whitman looks at charts and diagrams
C
Whitman becomes tired and sick and wanders off
D
Whitman goes out at night and looks at the stars
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Read this excerpt from an Emily Dickinson poem.Because I could not stop for Death – He kindly stopped for me – The Carriage held but just Ourselves – And Immortality.We slowly drove – He knew no hasteAnd I had put awayMy labor and my leisure too,For His Civility – Based on the excerpt, Dickinson’s attitude toward death can best be described as

A
fearful dread
B
sad denial
C
willful ignorance
D
respectful acceptance
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Read this excerpt from an Emily Dickinson poem.Some keep the Sabbath going to church;I keep it staying at home, With a bobolink for a chorister, And an orchard for a dome.What attitude toward social habits does this excerpt indicate?

A
Social habits can be a cure for loneliness.
B
Social habits are meaningless and arbitrary.
C
Social habits are important for preservation of a community.
D
Social habits should be followed by all individuals.
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How does Whitman’s mention of “the mystical moist night-air” in “When I Heard the Learn’d Astronomer” support the theme of the poem?

A
It suggests that he valued contemplation over all else.
B
It provides evidence of his interest in knowledge of all kinds.
C
It portrays the world outside the classroom as unfamiliar and eerie.
D
It communicates that the darkness connects him with a greater power.
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What do the stars do for the speaker of “When I Heard the Learn’d Astronomer” that the lecture hall does not?

A
The stars offer first-hand knowledge.
B
The stars offer inspiration for a poem.
C
The stars stimulate the speaker’s need to write.
D
The stars inspire the speaker to pursue further knowledge.
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Which best describes Bright Romanticism?

A
a post-Revolutionary War literary movement that focused on the pessimism and fear of the period
B
a pre-Revolutionary War literary movement that focused on the beauty and optimism of the period
C
a pre-Revolutionary War literary movement that focused on the pessimism and fear of the period
D
a post-Revolutionary War literary movement that focused on the beauty and optimism of the period
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Read the excerpt from “To the Fringed Gentian” by William Cullen Bryant.I would that thus, when I shall see The hour of death draw near to me, Hope, blossoming within my heart, May look to heaven as I depart.This stanza reflects the attitude that

A
the spirit has greater strength than the body.
B
humans should not expect to live very long
C
religious faith will make death less physically painful.
D
people should be observant of every natural experience.

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