Classic to Modern English Literature

1) What is the central metaphor in the poem "I dwell in Possibility" by Dickinson? A) A ship B) A bird C) A house D) A photo Answer: C) A house 2) What did the speaker show over "prose" in the poem? A) Verse B) Rhyme C) Rhythm D) Meter Answer: A) Verse 3) According to the speaker, where does "Possibility" reside? A) Beyond reach B) In the soul C) In dreams D) In the future Answer: C) In dreams 4) What does the speaker liken to a "bee" in the poem? A) Hope B) Aim C) Imagination D) Creativity Answer: C) Imagination 5) The word "imperial" in the poem suggests_ A) Royal power B) longness C) Richness D) Glory Answer: A) Royal power 6) What does the speaker claim "I" has never seen? A) Morning B) Noon C) Night D) Sunset Answer: D) Sunset 7) According to the speaker Dickinson, what does "it" have a "door"? A) Heaven B) Death C) Hope D) Possibility Answer: D) Possibility 8) What does the speaker's "house&q

1) What is the central motif of "The Soul Selects Her Own Society"? A) Nature B) Solitude and individuality C) Love and romance D) Mortality Answer: B) Solitude and individuality 2) In "The Soul Selects Her Own Society", the word "Society" most closely means: A) A group of friends B) A community or social circle C) The collective human society D) Select individuals or a chosen companion Answer: D) Select individuals or a chosen companion 3) What does the soul do after selecting her own society according to Dickinson's poem? A) Embraces everyone B) Opens up to new people C) Shuts the door D) Leaves her society Answer: C) Shuts the door 4) What literary device is most important in Dickinson's poem? A) Simile B) Hyperbole C) Personification D) Metaphor Answer: C) Personification 5) Which line suggests the soul’s finality in her last decision of the poem? A) "Unmoved—she notes the Chariots—pausing—" B) "The Soul selects her own Society—&