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emily dickinson
carole jenkins

(1) emily dickinson is regarded as one of the greatest american poets. (2) she was born in 1830 in amherst, massachusetts, to a very prominent family. (3) her childhood was normal, filled with friends, activities, and having fun. (4) as she grew older, she began to isolate herself and even to refuse to leave her home. (5) in her latter years, she wore only white and would not let anyone but her family see her. (6) she spent most of her time alone writing poetry. (7) during her lifetime, she published only seven of her poems, and she published those anonymously. (8) after her death in 1886, her sister discovered packets of her poems in her drawer. (9) four years later, her first books of poems were published.

(10) her poetry is wonderful to read. (11) concrete imagery was used by her to illustrate abstract concepts, such as love and death. (12) her unusual use of capitalization and punctuation and her use of irregular meter and rhyme make her poetry unique.
read the passage on the top to answer the following questions:

1) what is the main purpose of this passage?
a) to give information about emily dickinson's life and death
b) to give information about emily dickinson's life and poetry
c) to give information about emily dickinson's poetry and writing
d) to give information about emily dickinson's unusual style and punctuation

2)

"those who have been in the grave"
- by emily dickinson

those who have been in the grave the longest-
those who begin today-
equally perish from our practise-
death is the other way-

food of the bold did least attempt it-
it-is the white exploit-
once to achieve, annuls the power
once to communicate-
you are writing a research paper about emily dickinson and her focus on death in her poetry. you want to prove that dickinson felt more connected to the dead than to the living. using the knowledge gained from dickinson's poem, which sentence from the essay by carole jenkins can you use to support the idea that dickinson felt connected to death?
a) sentence 1
b) sentence 3
c) sentence 5
d) sentence 7

3)
if this were a rough draft of an essay, what would be the best way to improve it before turning in the final copy?
a) rearrange the order of the paragraphs.
b) add more information and examples to support the main idea.
c) change the point of view from third person to first person.
d) rewrite the sentences to make the sentence patterns more varied.

4)
which is the best topic sentence for the second paragraph?
a) emily dickinson liked to write poetry and wrote a lot of it.
b) emily dickinson had an interesting life, filled with tests and triumphs.
c) emily dickinson wrote poetry that wasn't published until after her death.
d) emily dickinson's popularity is due to the personal quality of her poetry and to her unconventional style of writing.

5)
which sentence contains an opinion of the author and is too informal for the tone of this passage?
a) sentence 3
b) sentence 7
c) sentence 9
d) sentence 10

6)
what would be best to add to this essay to make it more interesting and informative for readers?
a) examples that illustrate dickinson's unusual style
b) more information about dickinson's family and her early life
c) theories about why dickinson became a recluse during her later life
d) a list of all of the poems that dickinson wrote and when they were published

7)
which sentence is the best thesis for this passage?
a) emily dickinson became a recluse in her latter years.
b) emily dickinson's sister found her poems after her death.
c) emily dickinson lived an eccentric life and wrote eccentric poetry.
d) emily dickinson wrote unusual poetry that challenged conventions of punctuation.