AnswersELA11 ELA 11 Sem 1 26-27Emily Dickinson's Poetry

Emily Dickinson's Poetry Answers

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Which statement best describes the purpose of the horse-drawn carriage imagery in "Because I Could Not Stop for Death."

A
The image reinforces the idea that the journey towards death can be long and monotonous like a carriage ride.
B
The imagery illustrates the speaker’s view that horses are ghostly and intimidating animals that remind her of death.
C
The imagery illustrates that horses’ heads are symbolic of the speaker’s triumph over death’s grip.
D
The imagery introduces the idea that death is a natural and ordinary part of one’s journey through life.
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Read the lines from "Because I Could Not Stop for Death."And I had put awayMy labor and my leisure too,For His Civility –What is the purpose of the words “labor” and “leisure”?

A
They are aspects of life that frustrate the speaker.
B
They are elements of life that the speaker wants to show Death.
C
They are aspects of life that the speaker is leaving.
D
They are elements of life that the speaker will not miss.
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How are the speakers’ attitudes toward God and Death similar in "Because I Could Not Stop for Death" and "Some Keep the Sabbath Going to Church"?

A
Both speakers appear confident and accepting.
B
Both speakers seem fearful and confused.
C
Both speakers seem obedient and submissive.
D
Both speakers appear amazed and awestruck.
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What does the first stanza of "Some Keep the Sabbath Going to Church" suggest about the speaker’s view of religious customs?

A
She does not believe in creating religious customs.
B
She participates in religious customs in an unconventional way.
C
She finds religious customs to be tedious.
D
She participates only in religious customs that relate to nature.
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How does the first-person point of view in both "Some Keep the Sabbath Going to Church" and "Because I Could Not Stop for Death" help communicate the ideas presented in the poems?

A
It makes the experiences and feelings described easier to sympathize with.
B
It immediately persuades readers to accept each speaker’s entire worldview.
C
It makes readers think that they know someone like the speaker.
D
It makes readers think that the poet has personally experienced the events described.
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How are the speakers of "Some Keep the Sabbath Going to Church" and "Because I Could Not Stop for Death" similar?

A
Both fear disapproval by others.
B
Both seem angry and tormented.
C
Both are forthright and confident.
D
Both reject religious feelings.
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Read the first stanza of "Some Keep the Sabbath Going to Church."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 does the use of the words “orchard” and “dome” suggest?

A
that the speaker believes that faith can be glimpsed only in the natural world
B
that the speaker’s innocence allows her to view religion as an extension of nature
C
that the speaker is able to see and feel her faith in the nature that surrounds her
D
that the speaker only feels close to her faith when she is enjoying the world of nature
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Read the quotation from "Some Keep the Sabbath Going to Church."And instead of tolling the Bell, for Church,Our little Sexton – sings.What is the most likely reason for the poet to oppose the phrases “tolling the Bell” and “sings” in these lines?

A
The poet is expressing her belief that the second, more natural option is far more desirable than the first option.
B
The poet is hinting that religious worship should be considered a gloomy and serious activity.
C
The poet is suggesting that those who worship in nature are more formal than those who worship in church.
D
The poet is contrasting her attitude about religion with her feelings about the natural world, which remains largely unappreciated.
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Read the quotation from "Because I Could Not Stop for Death."The Carriage held but just Ourselves –And Immortality.What is the effect of the phrase “but just Ourselves” in the lines above?

A
It gives the poem a humble tone.
B
It conveys the personal nature of the speaker’s journey.
C
It conveys a sense of sarcasm.
D
It gives the speaker’s journey a feeling of loneliness.
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What is similar about the subjects of "Some Keep the Sabbath Going to Church" and "Because I Could Not Stop for Death"?

A
Both poems personalize a broad concept, such as spirituality or mortality.
B
Both poems address mortality, specifically that of human beings.
C
Both poems concern religion on a basic and fundamental level.
D
Both poems advocate being fearful of one’s mortality.

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