English Homework

The Soul selects her own Society; If you were coming in the Fall
Comprehension
The questions below refer to the selections “The Soul selects her own Society”; “If you were coming in the Fall.”

In “The Soul selects her own Society,” the soul shuts her door when —

The Soul selects her own Society; If you were coming in the Fall
Comprehension
The questions below refer to the selections “The Soul selects her own Society”; “If you were coming in the Fall.”

In “The Soul selects her own Society,” how does the soul react to the chariots and the emperor?

The Soul selects her own Society; If you were coming in the Fall
Comprehension
The questions below refer to the selections “The Soul selects her own Society”; “If you were coming in the Fall.”

In “The Soul selects her own Society,” after the soul chooses one society, she sometimes —

The Soul selects her own Society; If you were coming in the Fall
Comprehension
The questions below refer to the selections “The Soul selects her own Society”; “If you were coming in the Fall.”

What can you infer about the soul from the words shuts, unmoved, and close?

The Soul selects her own Society; If you were coming in the Fall
Comprehension
The questions below refer to the selections “The Soul selects her own Society”; “If you were coming in the Fall.”

In “The Soul selects her own Society,” the soul determines a personʼs —

The Soul selects her own Society; If you were coming in the Fall
Comprehension
The questions below refer to the selections “The Soul selects her own Society”; “If you were coming in the Fall.”

In “If you were coming in the Fall,” whom is the speaker addressing?

The Soul selects her own Society; If you were coming in the Fall
Comprehension
The questions below refer to the selections “The Soul selects her own Society”; “If you were coming in the Fall.”

The tone of “If you were coming in the Fall” can best described as —

The Soul selects her own Society; If you were coming in the Fall
Comprehension
The questions below refer to the selections “The Soul selects her own Society”; “If you were coming in the Fall.”

In the last stanza of “If you were coming in the Fall,” the speaker expresses the idea that —

The Soul selects her own Society; If you were coming in the Fall
Comprehension
The questions below refer to the selections “The Soul selects her own Society”; “If you were coming in the Fall.”

When the speaker says that she will count centuries until her “fingers dropped,” she is using a figure of speech called —

The Soul selects her own Society; If you were coming in the Fall
Comprehension
The questions below refer to the selections “The Soul selects her own Society”; “If you were coming in the Fall.”

“The Soul selects her own Society” and “If you were coming in the Fall” both demonstrate the poetʼs —

Literary Focus: Slant Rhyme
The questions below refer to the selections “The Soul selects her own Society”; “If you were coming in the Fall.”

Slant rhyme is created by —

Literary Focus: Slant Rhyme
The questions below refer to the selections “The Soul selects her own Society”; “If you were coming in the Fall.”

Which of the following words from “The Soul selects her own Society” does not contain slant rhyme?

Literary Focus: Slant Rhyme
The questions below refer to the selections “The Soul selects her own Society”; “If you were coming in the Fall.”

In which quotation from “If you were coming in the Fall” does the poet use a simile?

Literary Focus: Slant Rhyme
The questions below refer to the selections “The Soul selects her own Society”; “If you were coming in the Fall.”

In “If you were coming in the Fall,” the speaker compares “this life” to a(n) —

Tell all the Truth but tell it slant; Apparently with no surprise; Success is counted sweetest
Comprehension
The questions below refer to the selections “Tell all the Truth but tell it slant”; “Apparently with no surprise”; “Success is counted sweetest.”

What does the frost do to the flower in “Apparently with no surprise”?

Tell all the Truth but tell it slant; Apparently with no surprise; Success is counted sweetest
Comprehension
The questions below refer to the selections “Tell all the Truth but tell it slant”; “Apparently with no surprise”; “Success is counted sweetest.”

Which pair of words from “Apparently with no surprise” show end rhyme?

Tell all the Truth but tell it slant; Apparently with no surprise; Success is counted sweetest
Comprehension
The questions below refer to the selections “Tell all the Truth but tell it slant”; “Apparently with no surprise”; “Success is counted sweetest.”

In “Apparently with no surprise” Dickinson portrays a world in which God is —

Tell all the Truth but tell it slant; Apparently with no surprise; Success is counted sweetest
Comprehension
The questions below refer to the selections “Tell all the Truth but tell it slant”; “Apparently with no surprise”; “Success is counted sweetest.”

According to the speaker in “Tell all the Truth but tell it slant,” the truth is —

Tell all the Truth but tell it slant; Apparently with no surprise; Success is counted sweetest
Comprehension
The questions below refer to the selections “Tell all the Truth but tell it slant”; “Apparently with no surprise”; “Success is counted sweetest.”

How does the speaker believe the truth should be revealed?

Tell all the Truth but tell it slant; Apparently with no surprise; Success is counted sweetest
Comprehension
The questions below refer to the selections “Tell all the Truth but tell it slant”; “Apparently with no surprise”; “Success is counted sweetest.”

According to the speaker, a slant truth is a —

Tell all the Truth but tell it slant; Apparently with no surprise; Success is counted sweetest
Comprehension
The questions below refer to the selections “Tell all the Truth but tell it slant”; “Apparently with no surprise”; “Success is counted sweetest.”

According to the speaker in “Success is counted sweetest,” the people that value success the most are the ones who have —

Tell all the Truth but tell it slant; Apparently with no surprise; Success is counted sweetest
Comprehension
The questions below refer to the selections “Tell all the Truth but tell it slant”; “Apparently with no surprise”; “Success is counted sweetest.”

The “nectar” in “Success is counted sweetest” symbolizes —

Tell all the Truth but tell it slant; Apparently with no surprise; Success is counted sweetest
Comprehension
The questions below refer to the selections “Tell all the Truth but tell it slant”; “Apparently with no surprise”; “Success is counted sweetest.”

Which is the best statement of the theme of “Success is counted sweetest”?

Tell all the Truth but tell it slant; Apparently with no surprise; Success is counted sweetest
Comprehension
The questions below refer to the selections “Tell all the Truth but tell it slant”; “Apparently with no surprise”; “Success is counted sweetest.”

Dickinson may have written “Success is counted sweetest” as an ironic comment on her own—

Literary Focus: Tone
The questions below refer to the selections “Tell all the Truth but tell it slant”; “Apparently with no
surprise”; “Success is counted sweetest.”

A writerʼs attitude toward his or her subject is called —

Literary Focus: Tone
The questions below refer to the selections “Tell all the Truth but tell it slant”; “Apparently with no
surprise”; “Success is counted sweetest.”

In “Tell all the Truth but tell it slant,” Dickinson uses a straightforward, neutral tone to emphasize the fact that the speaker is —

Literary Focus: Tone
The questions below refer to the selections “Tell all the Truth but tell it slant”; “Apparently with no
surprise”; “Success is counted sweetest.”

What is the tone of “Success is counted sweetest”?

Literary Focus: Tone
The questions below refer to the selections “Tell all the Truth but tell it slant”; “Apparently with no
surprise”; “Success is counted sweetest.”

Which image appeals most strongly to the sense of sound?