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Poetry - Because I Could Not Stop For Death
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Q.1
Who is the 'He' of the second line?
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The narrator
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The poet's friend
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The man who drives her carriage
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Death
Q.2
'Chill' / 'Tulle' is an example of what?
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Sight rhyme
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Approximate rhyme
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Alliteration
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Assonance
Q.3
Considering the answer to question two, what effect does this create?
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It creates a slight sense of discord
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It creates a sense of pace
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It creates a sense of harmony
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It has no effect on the poem
Q.4
What is the 'House' referred to in the fourth stanza?
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A cellar
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The narrator's home
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The grave
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A church
Q.5
'And I had put away / My labor and my leisure too' - What is meant by these lines?
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The narrator is tired
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The narrator has finished her day at work
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The narrator will never again work or participate in any other activity
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The narrator is only being polite to Death
Q.6
With which lines are the lines in question five contrasted?
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'We passed the School, where Children strove / At Recess--in the Ring--'
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'We passed the Fields of Gazing Grain-- / We passed the Setting Sun--'
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'Or rather--He passed us-- / The Dews drew quivering and chill--'
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'For only Gossamer, my Gown-- / My Tippet--only Tulle--'
Q.7
In the third and fourth stanzas, the word 'passed' is repeated four times. Which of the following is NOT true of the effect produced by this repetition?
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The repetition creates a contrast between the activity of life and the narrator's passivity
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The repetition gives the impression that the narrator is taking farewell of the world
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The repetition creates the effect of the narrator's life flashing by
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The repetition creates a sense of eagerness
Q.8
Which words could be used to describe Death in this poem?
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Hasty, rough, terrifying
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Civil, polite, gentlemanly
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Loud, friendly, pleasant
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Inconspicuous and weak
Q.9
How would you describe the rhythm of this poem?
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Irregular
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Regular, with six syllables in every line
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Regular, with eight syllables in every line
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Regular, using iambic meter
Q.10
In which stanza is this rhythm disrupted?
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First
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Second
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Third
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Fourth
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