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QuizMultiple Choice

Emily Dickinson's Poetry

Question 6 • (J. Blaum) 0231 10th Grade English 1st 9 Weeks 26-27

How are the speakers’ sense of goals different in "Because I Could Not Stop for Death" and "Some Keep the Sabbath Going to Church"?

Answer
A
The speaker in the former knows exactly what her goal is, while the speaker in the latter believes that she has already achieved it.
B
The speaker in the former thinks that she may never reach her goal, while the speaker in the latter is far more confident.
C
The speaker in the former is not interested in achieving a goal, while the speaker in the latter is passionately interested.
D
The speaker in the former views her goal as intangible, while the speaker in the latter considers her goal as too distant to achieve.

Explanation

In “Because I Could Not Stop for Death,” the speaker recognizes that the carriage is headed “toward Eternity,” so she knows the destination of her journey. In “Some Keep the Sabbath Going to Church,” the speaker says, “instead of getting to Heaven, at last— / I’m going, all along!” She believes she is already moving toward or experiencing her spiritual goal, which matches choice A.

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