What elements of ballad structure appear?
What evidence in the excerpt reveals Dickinson’s style?
What is the central topic of the poem?
The rhythmic structure reinforces the perspective of spirituality through a tone.
What about Dickinson’s perspective of spirituality might have shocked her audience?
The purpose of these images is to criticize those who go to church.✔ compare nature to the sanctity of church.
Now consider the images created here. How are the images used to reinforce the meaning of the poem?
Consider the images in the excerpt. Which of the five senses do the images appeal to?
sight,eye,vision,see
What is the central topic of the poem?
Dickinson’s audience may have been shocked by her perspective of death because
How does Dickinson’s application of rhyme highlight her style of a traditional ballad?
Overall, how do the images of the poem “I Could Not Stop for Death” reinforce the meaning of the poem? Check the two boxes that best apply.
Overall, how do the images of the poem “Some Keep the Sabbath Going to Church” reinforce the meaning of the poem? Check the two boxes that best apply.
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