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Introduction to Bright Romanticism and American Individualism

Question 4 • (J. Blaum) 0231 10th Grade English 1st 9 Weeks 26-27

Read this excerpt from an Emily Dickinson poem.How dreary to be somebody!How public, like a frogTo tell your name the livelong dayTo an admiring bog!What do these lines indicate about Dickinson’s view of pride?

Answer
A
They suggest that pride doesn’t require self-praise.
B
They indicate that she had little pride in herself.
C
They are meant to show that pride can cause a downfall.
D
They portray pride and self-worth as unimportant.
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