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The Real Emily Dickinson

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The Real Emily Dickinson game quiz
"Emily Dickinson's poems were edited before their final publication because the publishers were baffled by the originality of her word choice and rhyme scheme (or in many case lack thereof). Can you tell the original from the 'edited'? Fill in the blanks"

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. 'There's a certain slant of light winter's afternoon, that oppresses like the_____________of Cathedral tunes.' Put in the original word.
    Answer: (no hint)


2. 'I never saw a Moor--I never saw the Sea--Yet I know how the Heather looks and what a_____________be.'
    Answer: (no hint)


3. 'We pass the school where children______________.'
    Answer: (no hint)


4. What's the next line following the excerpt from number 3?
    Answer: (no hint)


5. The Speaker in 'Because I could not Stop for Death' describes the fabric of her dress. True or False?
    Answer: (True or false?)


6. 'Yet certain I am of the spot as if the _____________ were given.'
    Answer: (One Word)


7. 'The soul selects her own society then shuts the door to her divine majority ___________ no more.'
    Answer: (One Word)


8. 'Then there's a pair of us, don't tell they'd ___________________ you know'
    Answer: (no hint)


9. In the poem 'Because I could not Stop for Death' the line 'We passed the setting sun' is followed by what line?
    Answer: (no hint)


10. Emily Dickinson wrote a poem in which the speaker talks about a letter she wrote to the world. What is the title of the poem?
    None of these
    Judge Tenderly of Me
    My Letter to the World
    The News

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