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Name Date Period Emily Dickinson Study Guide Please watch the PowerPoint closely and listen to your teacher. The answers for the following questions are in the PowerPoint. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. When was Emily Dickinson born? What was happening in the US when she was writing poetry? Explain what was so unusual about her adult life. Why didn’t any of her poems get published when she was alive? List four elements of Emily Dickinson’s poetry. A B C D 6. Define the difference between slant rhyme and rhyme. 7. Define the following terms: Speaker Occasion Audience Purpose Subject Tone 8. Define the following terms: Images/imagery Rhyme scheme Personification Metaphor Simile ***Please turn your paper over and read a poem by Emily Dickinson and respond to the questions.*** The soul selects her own society, Then shuts the door; On her divine majority Obtrude no more. Unmoved, she notes the chariot's pausing At her low gate; Unmoved, an emperor is kneeling Upon her mat. I've known her from an ample nation Choose one; Then close the valves of her attention Like stone. 1. Describe the speaker of the poem (Think: “The speaker of this poem is a person who…”) 2. What is the occasion of the poem? (Think: “This poem was written to show…”) 3. Who is the audience of the poem? (Think: “This poem was probably written for people who…”) 4. What is the purpose of the lesson of the poem? 5. Write down one quote that you used to help you identify the purpose of the poem. 6. What is the subject of the poem? 7. What is the tone of the poem? Write down some words from the poem that helped you determine the tone. 8. Describe one image from the poem. 9. Identify a simile and a metaphor from the poem.