English
read the poem below and then answer questions 1-7.
because i could not stop for death – (479)
by emily dickinson
because i could not stop for death –
he kindly stopped for me –
the carriage held but just ourselves –
and immortality.
we slowly drove – he knew no haste
and i had put away
my labor and my leisure too,
for his civility –
we passed the school, where children strove
at recess – in the ring –
we passed the fields of gazing grain –
we passed the setting sun –
or rather – he passed us –
the dews drew quivering and chill –
for only gossamer, my gown –
my tippet – only tulle –
we paused before a house that seemed
a swelling of the ground –
the roof was scarcely visible –
the cornice – in the ground –
since then – 'tis centuries – and yet
feels shorter than the day
i first surmised the horses' heads
were toward eternity –
question 1 (2 points) question 1 unsaved
what is the rhyme scheme of the first stanza?
question 1 options:
abab
abcb
abba
abca
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question 2 (2 points) question 2 unsaved
how many stanzas does this poem have?
question 2 options:
24
6
1
5
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question 3 (2 points) question 3 unsaved
re-read the second stanza:
we slowly drove – he knew no haste
and i had put away
my labor and my leisure too,
for his civility –
the second and fourth lines show an example of
question 3 options:
metaphor
slant rhyme
simile
irony
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in the third stanza:
we passed the school, where children strove
at recess – in the ring –
we passed the fields of gazing grain –
we passed the setting sun –
there are three examples of
question 4 options:
similes
juxtaposition
personification
alliteration
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because i could not stop for death –
he kindly stopped for me –
these lines show an example of
question 5 options:
end rhyme
simile
personification
metaphor
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the rhythm of a poem is written in
question 6 options:
feet
inches
symbols
notes
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question 7 (2 points) question 7 unsaved
the slant rhyme in the fourth stanza (second and fourth lines) relies on what sound type?
or rather – he passed us –
the dews drew quivering and chill –
for only gossamer, my gown –
my tippet – only tulle –
question 7 options:
meter
consonance
assonance
pizzacato