EmilyDickinsonPoetry

the central idea or message conveyed by a poem

an army

a group of lines forming a unit in a poem

Discrimination and bias in the literary world have affected female writers based on:

What is the root word in "transportation"?

What is a slant rhyme?

the use of words to create images or evoke emotions, often through metaphors, similes, and other non-literal language

Access to education for women has always been:

to offer something

"Twinkle, twinkle, little star/How I wonder what you are/ Up above the world so high/Like a diamond in the sky."

What impact did the rise of feminist movements in the 20th century have on female writers?

Historically, societal expectations for women were to:

old fashioned and pleasant; cute

a literary form that uses rhythmic and aesthetic qualities of language to evoke meanings

the pattern of rhymes at the end of each line of a poem

sad, dull; discouraging

sweet liquid that bees use to make honey

Which part of the word "unhappiness" is the prefix?

In patriarchal societies, what challenges did female writers often face?

What is the suffix in the word "transportation"?

a single line of poetry

Why did many female writers use anonymity or pseudonyms?

The repetition of similar sounds at the end of lines in a poem.

animal skin treated to write on

wet, muddy area like a swamp

Which of the following is not a characteristic of Dickinson’s poetry?

to break down with age and decay

impressive and respected because of great age