Question

In the poem "Annabelle Lee", what happened to the poem's namesake?

Question 7 options:

Her family moved so she would no longer see the speaker.


She was blown by the wind off of a sea cliff.


She died suddenly from an illness.


She was buried alive in a tomb.

Question 8 (4 points)
Why does the speaker believe Annabel Lee died?

Question 8 options:

because unhappy angels were bored and killed her for fun


because angels were jealous of the young lovers


because she was playing dangerously close to the sea


because he didn't appreciate her when she was alive

Question 9 (1 point)
What type of rhyme is Emily Dickinson's poetry know for?

Question 9 options:

slant rhyme


end rhyme


internal rhyme


eye rhyme

Question 10 (1 point)
Read the excerpt from "I started Early – Took my Dog" by Emily Dickinson below. Which literary element is she using?

But no Man moved Me – till the Tide
Went past my simple Shoe –
And past my Apron – and my Belt
And past my Boddice – too –

And made as He would eat me up –
As wholly as a Dew
Opon a Dandelion's Sleeve –
And then – I started – too –


Question 10 options:

personification


simile


symbolism


metaphor

Question 11 (1 point)
Which of the following is a common theme Emily Dickinson uses in her poetry?

Question 11 options:

death and loss


true love


coming of age


hero's journey

Question 12 (1 point)
I heard a Fly buzz - when I died
BY EMILY DICKINSON


I heard a Fly buzz - when I died -
The Stillness in the Room
Was like the Stillness in the Air -
Between the Heaves of Storm -

The Eyes around - had wrung them dry -
And Breaths were gathering firm
For that last Onset - when the King
Be witnessed - in the Room -

I willed my Keepsakes - Signed away
What portion of me be
Assignable - and then it was
There interposed a Fly -

With Blue - uncertain - stumbling Buzz -
Between the light - and me -
And then the Windows failed - and then
I could not see to see -

What is significant about the fly in the poem above?

Question 12 options:

It let's the reader know how quiet the room was as the narrator was dying.


It was annoying the narrator.


It wasn't important to the poem.

Answer 1

ANSWERS:

Question 7:

In the poem "Annabelle Lee", what happened to the poem's namesake?

(I actually don't know, because I got this answer wrong but I can tell you that it is NOT "She was blown by the wind off of a sea cliff." because that's the one I chose, lol.)

Question 8:

Why does the speaker believe Annabel Lee died?

because angels were jealous of the young lovers

Question 9:

What type of rhyme is Emily Dickinson's poetry know for?

slant rhyme

Question 10:

Read the excerpt from "I started Early – Took my Dog" by Emily Dickinson below. Which literary element is she using?

personification

Question 11:

Which of the following is a common theme Emily Dickinson uses in her poetry?

death and loss

Question 12 (1 point)

I heard a Fly buzz - when I died BY EMILY DICKINSON

It let's the reader know how quiet the room was as the narrator was dying.

These are all the correct answer choices if you read them thoroughly, I know because I just took the test. I hope this helps for future students! Goodluck guys, I'm taking this in the 11th grade, lol.

Answer 2

Question 7:

In the poem "Annabel Lee" by Edgar Allan Poe, Annabel died suddenly from an illness. While the poem does not specifically state how she died, the quote "Chilling and killing my Annabel Lee" might indicate that she died of influenza or an pneumonia.

Question 8:

The speaker believes Annabel Lee died because angels were jealous of the young lovers. This is evidenced by the quote "With a love that the wingèd seraphs of Heaven, Coveted her and me."

Question 9:

Emily Dickinson's poetry is known for slant rhyme. Slant rhyme is when words have a similar, but not identical sound.

Question 10:

Emily Dickinson is using personification in "I started Early- Took my Dog". Personification is when the writer gives human-like traits to something that is not human. One example of this can be found in this quote, "And made as He would eat me up."

Question 11:

Death and loss is a common theme Emily Dickinson uses in her poetry.

Question 12:

The fly in the room let's the reader know how quiet the room was as the narrator was dying. This is clearly evidenced in this section of the poem:

I heard a Fly buzz - when I died -

The Stillness in the Room

Was like the Stillness in the Air -

Between the Heaves of Storm -