Emily Dickinson Questions and Answers
How can I explain the quote "Forever is composed—of Nows" by Emily Dickinson in an everyday situation?
Who is the "purple Host" in Emily Dickinson's poem "Success is counted sweetest"?
In Emily Dickinson’s poem "It dropped so low — in my Regard," what is "it"? What two things are compared? How much of the poem develops and amplifies this comparison?
What are the literary devices used in the poem "Success is counted sweetest"?
Read the poem "Nature is what we see," and write a response to it that includes your understanding of the poem and your comments on it.
What is a critical appreciation of the poem "I'm 'wife'—I've finished that—" by Emily Dickinson?
What is the significance of nature in Emily Dickinson's poems?
Explicate Emily Dickinson's poem "This Was a Poet—It is That"?
What is the speaker's attitude toward self and society in “There is a Solitude of Space” by Emily Dickinson?
In the poem "Success is Counted Sweetest" by Emily Dickinson, what poetic devices can be found in it?
In Emily Dickinson's "No Rack Can Torture Me (XXXV)," how does Dickinson treat and represent conflict and/or violence in American culture?
What is the tone of "Success is Counted Sweetest" by Emily Dickinson? This is for a project. I was thinking that the tone would be happy, excited, optimisitc, bright, the feel of defeat, etc. I also have to use examples from each stanza. Any other suggestions?
Analyze Emily Dickinson's poem number 348: "I dreaded that first Robin, so—"
What kind of meter did Dickinson write in, and why did she use it? I must write a poem in Emily Dickinson style, It must be 6-8 quatrains in length , uses her line length , Stress pattern (meter) and rhyme scheme should also look like her works
Provide an analysis of the poem "They shut me up in Prose-" by Emily Dickinson.
What is the meaning of "In winter, in my room" by Emily Dickinson?
In the poem "Heart! We will forget him," the heart takes the lead here and has to do with the signficance of warmth and light—true?
What's the theme of the poem "A not admitting of the wound" by Emily Dickinson?
"Witchcraft was hung, in History, / But History and I / Find all the Witchcraft that we need / Around us every Day." What does she mean? What is her sentiment?
How does Emily Dickinson's personal life reflect in her poetry? And why can her work cause such an impact on literature?
What does fog represent for Emily Dickinson?
What does the poem "Pink, Small, and Punctual" by Emily Dickinson mean?
From the poem "Will There Really Be a 'Morning'?" by Emily Dickinson, why might she have capitalized the words she did?
What is the pun in line 6 of Emily Dickinson's poem "Apparently with no Surprise"?
Explain the imagery used in the last stanza of the poem "In the Garden."
Which of these passages from Emily Dickinson’s poems includes a simile? “After great pain, a formal feeling comes —” “The Feet, mechanical, go round — / Of Ground, or Air, or Ought —” “The Nerves sit ceremonious, like Tombs —” “When you have done, pray tell me / That I may straight begin!”
Why were so few of Dickinson's poems published in her lifetime? a. she did not like editors b. publication did not seem very important to her c. her family did not think it was appropriate d. editors did not appreciate the poetry she submitted e. reader reacted negatively to her published work
Examine how Emily Dickinson's poems connect to Romanticism and transcendentalism.
What is the binary opposition of "life" versus "death" in the poetry of Emily Dickinson?
What kind of rhyme did Emily Dickinson use in her poems? a. exact rhyme b. slant rhyme c. no rhyme d. all of above
What does "purple" refer to in Emily Dickinson's poem "Where ships of purple - ; gently toss"? What is the meaning of ships here? what does purple symbolize in this poem? why did she use ships, to what they refer ?
What do the colors purple and gold refer to in Emily Dickinson's line "Blazing in gold and quenching in purple"? What do they symbolize?
Which of these lines from Emily Dickinson’s poems does not include personification? “After great pain, a formal feeling comes”; “The Nerves sit ceremonious, like Tombs”; “The stiff Heart questions was it He, that bore, / And Yesterday, or Centuries before?”; “Heart! We will forget him!”
How does the idea expressed in "While We Were Fearing It, It Came" relate to Dickinson's style as a poet?
What is the "dignity" that delays for all?
What is the theme of the poem "Precious Words" by Emily Dickinson?
What is the tone of "The Brain - is wider than the Sky" by Emily Dickinson?
Discuss major themes in the poetry of Emily Dickinson.
How does Emily Dickinson use individuality in her poems?
I would like an analysis of Emily Dickinson's poem "Again - his voice is at the door" in regards to the use of the color purple.
Discuss the theme of love in Emily Dickinson's poem "Valentine Week."
Identify what the speaker loses in "Before I got my eye put out –" and explain the speaker's reaction to that loss. Would the speaker in "We grow accustomed to the Dark –" react differently to the same loss?
In the poem "Success is counted sweetest" in the third stanza, what is the ear "forbidden" to hear?
What are the literary terms used in Emily Dickinson's poem "The Battlefield"?
In the poem, "Heart, We Will Forget Him," to whom is the speaker talking?
How could Emily Dickinson be regarded as a confessional poet, with reference to her poems?
Questions regarding the poem "There has been a death in the opposite house" by Emily Dickinson. 1.why speaker must intuit rather than simply know that death has taken place? 2. comment on the word "appalling"(line18) and "dark(line20) 3.what shift in the poem is signaled by the seperation of line 20 form the end of stanza 5?
What is an analysis of the quote: "witchcraft was hung in history, but history and I find all the witchcraft that we need around us, everyday?"
I would like an analysis of Emily Dickinson's poem "A something in a summer's day" in regards to Transcendentalism.
How does Emily Dickinson use irony and sarcasm?
Showing 1-50 of 269