In the 4th stanza, the locations the carriage passes may symbolize

different stages in the speaker's life

If Dickinson used capital letters to signify importance, the capitalized words in stanza 1...

create imagery of speaker riding in a carriage next to death

According to stanza 1, the three riders in the carriage are

the speaker, death, and immortality

Why is it important the speaker infer she's not dressed appropriately and is cold in stanza 5?

so the reader knows the speaker died unexpectedly

The stages of life referenced in stanza 4 are

school=childhood /grain= adult working years/ sunset=old age

The form or structure of the poem is

a regular pattern of four line stanzas called quatrains

The "house" in stanza 5 is likely a symbol or reference to

the grave or final resting place

The rhythm of the poem is constructed by

alternating 3 and 4 beat ("heavy" syllable) lines

In stanza 2, the "civility" of death suggests

death's courtesy and gentleness

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Concentration Cockpit: Poetry Analysis "Because I Could Not Stop For Death"

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1
The portrayal of death as a man who drives a carriage and picks the speaker up is an example of
imagery
metaphor
personification
alliteration
2
The speaker of the poem is
someone who has suffered
someone who has died
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someone who is attending the funeral of a loved one
3
What is ironic about the last stanza? Only at the end of the carriage ride does the speaker...
realize she is dying
realize she is married to death
realize she is dead
realize she will never see familiar places again
4
"Since then 'tis centuries, and yet each/ Feels shorter than the day"
symbolism
paradox
alliteration
personification
5
The first stanza infers that the speaker was apparently
very ill and facing death
trying to escape death
too busy to think of death
someone in the funeral procession
6
In the 4th stanza, the locations the carriage passes may symbolize
well known locations in the speaker's life
vivid details that create a sense of place/setting
the vanity of man
different stages in the speaker's life
7
If Dickinson used capital letters to signify importance, the capitalized words in stanza 1...
help the reader infer the carriage is a hearse
create imagery of speaker riding in a carriage next to death
refer to the setting of the poem in a graveyard
make the reader aware of her poetic structure
8
According to stanza 1, the three riders in the carriage are
the rider, the soul, and death
the speaker, death, and immortality
the speaker, the soul, and death
the speaker, regret, and death
9
The carriage held but just ourselves (line 3) We slowly drove, he knew no haste (line 5)
end rhyme
internal rhyme
approximate rhyme
homeric rhyme
10
In stanza 2 "leisure and labor" are an example of
alliteration
personification
imagery
assonance
11
Why is it important the speaker infer she's not dressed appropriately and is cold in stanza 5?
so the reader knows the speaker died unexpectedly
so the reader knows the speaker is dead
so the reader knows the speaker's death is slow
so the reader knows the speaker is a ghost
12
The poet's attitude toward death is
calm and relaxing
serious and sad
anxious and excited
fearful and nervous
13
The stages of life referenced in stanza 4 are
school=morning /grain=midday / sunset=night
school= learning /grain=working/ sunset=sleeping
school=childhood /grain=marriage/ sunset=death
school=childhood /grain= adult working years/ sunset=old age
14
The form or structure of the poem is
has no regular pattern
an example of iambic pentameter
a regular pattern of four line stanzas called quatrains
broken up into stanzas
15
The "he" in stanza 4 refers to
a child at recess
the school
death
the sun
16
Where is the shift in this poem?
stanza 4
stanza 3
stanza 5
stanza 2
17
We passed the is repeated three times in stanza 3. This is an example of what device?
assonance
paradox
anaphora
alliteration
18
The "house" in stanza 5 is likely a symbol or reference to
the grave or final resting place
the fields of grain
death's house
the schoolyard
19
The rhythm of the poem is constructed by
repeating certain words for emphasis
using an loose rhyme scheme
all of these
alternating 3 and 4 beat ("heavy" syllable) lines
20
In stanza 2, the "civility" of death suggests
death's courtesy and gentleness
death's rude and sudden appearance
death's silence and mystery
death's duty as a civil servant to man

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