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What heavily influenced Emily Dickinson's poetry?
What heavily influenced Emily Dickinson's poetry?
- Modernist poets of the twentieth century
- Metaphysical poets of seventeenth-century England (correct)
- Victorian novelists
- Romantic poets of the nineteenth century
Which poet's work did Emily Dickinson admire besides that of Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning?
Which poet's work did Emily Dickinson admire besides that of Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning?
- John Keats (correct)
- William Wordsworth
- John Milton
- Percy Bysshe Shelley
Why did Emily Dickinson avoid reading Walt Whitman's poetry during her lifetime?
Why did Emily Dickinson avoid reading Walt Whitman's poetry during her lifetime?
- Rumors of its disgracefulness (correct)
- She did not like free verse poetry
- She was not interested in contemporary poetry
- She only read British poets
When was the first volume of Emily Dickinson's work published?
When was the first volume of Emily Dickinson's work published?
How did Emily Dickinson assemble her poems into booklets known as 'fascicles'?
How did Emily Dickinson assemble her poems into booklets known as 'fascicles'?
What style elements are present in Emily Dickinson's handwritten poems?
What style elements are present in Emily Dickinson's handwritten poems?
Where did Emily Dickinson die?
Where did Emily Dickinson die?
'Fascicles' referred to in the text are what?
'Fascicles' referred to in the text are what?
How did Emily's family discover her poems after her death?
How did Emily's family discover her poems after her death?
What type of upbringing did Emily Dickinson have that influenced her approach to Christianity?
What type of upbringing did Emily Dickinson have that influenced her approach to Christianity?
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