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Lesson Five: Emily Dickinson's Poetry Answers

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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’ sense of goals different in "Because I Could Not Stop for Death" and "Some Keep the Sabbath Going to Church"?

A
The speaker in the former knows exactly what her goal is, while the speaker in the latter believes that she has already achieved it.
B
The speaker in the former thinks that she may never reach her goal, while the speaker in the latter is far more confident.
C
The speaker in the former is not interested in achieving a goal, while the speaker in the latter is passionately interested.
D
The speaker in the former views her goal as intangible, while the speaker in the latter considers her goal as too distant to achieve.
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How are the moods of "Because I Could Not Stop for Death" and "Some Keep the Sabbath Going to Church" different?

A
The former has an anxious mood, while the latter has a joyful mood.
B
The former has a serious mood, while the latter has a lighter mood.
C
The former has an angry mood, while the latter has a celebratory mood.
D
The former has a tense mood, while the latter has a suspenseful mood.
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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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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 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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Why is the image of the setting sun most likely not described in great detail in "Because I Could Not Stop for Death"?

A
It is a common symbol of death that requires little description.
B
It is a part of the plot that does little to contribute to the theme.
C
It is not meant to be seen as an important symbol within the poem.
D
It is not a significant aspect of the mood created within the poem.
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Read the lines from "Because I Could Not Stop for Death."We paused before a House that seemedA Swelling of the Ground –What image does the language in these lines create?

A
The language reduces the importance of the image being presented.
B
The language distracts the reader from the symbolic meaning of the words.
C
The language creates an image of starkness and isolation.
D
The language suggests an image of gloom and foreboding.
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How do the settings of "Because I Could Not Stop for Death" and "Some Keep the Sabbath Going to Church" differ?

A
Traveling in the former represents a journey toward death, while the setting of the latter shows that the speaker is well grounded.
B
The landscape in the former represents a worshipful attitude toward nature, while the natural setting is only symbolic in the latter.
C
The setting of the former is separate from the poem’s themes, while the setting of the latter is merely a backdrop for a larger theme.
D
The countryside setting in the former creates a dreamlike mood, while the setting of the latter creates a mood of artificial happiness.
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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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