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Emily Dickinson's Poetry

Uziel Murphy avatar Uziel Murphy
29 August 2022
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In "Some Keep the Sabbath Going to Church," why does the speaker say that she has "an Orchard, for a Dome" in the first stanza?
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She is suggesting that nature can serve the same purpose as a church.
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Read the second stanza of "Some Keep the Sabbath Going to Church." Some keep the Sabbath in Surplice - I just wear my Wings - And instead of tolling the Bell, for Church, Our little Sexton - sings.
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It reinforces the difference between the natural things the speaker holds dear and the rituals of the church.
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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?
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Both are forthright and confident.
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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?
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It makes the experiences and feelings described easier to sympathize with.
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Read the lines from "Because I Could Not Stop for Death." We paused before a House that seemed A Swelling of the Ground - What image does the language in these lines create?
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The language creates an image of starkness and isolation.
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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"?
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It is a common symbol of death that requires little description.
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Which statement best describes the purpose of the horse-drawn carriage imagery in "Because I Could Not Stop for Death."
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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 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?
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The poet is expressing her belief that the second, more natural option is far more desirable than the first option
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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?
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Traveling in the former represents a journey toward death, while the setting of the latter shows that the speaker is well grounded.
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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?
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that the speaker is able to see and feel her faith in everything that surrounds her
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How are the speakers of "Auspex" and "A Psalm of Life" similar?
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Both contemplate a kind of loss.