Question

What best describes Emily Dickinson's attitude towards death?

A.sentimental
B.angry
C.accepting <--

With which statement would Emerson most likely agree?

A.Objects of nature die, but civilization lasts forever
B.Society offers the best way to commune with the divine soul <-- b or maybe C
C.A fulfilled person is one who has followed his or her conscience

What does the speaker realize by the end of "Because I Could Not Stop For Death"?

A.Eternity does not exist
B.All of life leads towards death <--
C.Death is always cruel

The Speaker in "I Started Early - Took My Dog" says, "And made as he would eat me up -" For what reason does the speaker use personification to describe the ocean wave?

A.To paint a picture of an aggressive being
B.To make readers sympathetic to the ocean wave
C.To show how friendly the ocean can be
A or C?

Answer 1

Read these if you're not clear on Emily Dickinson's poetry:

https://www.emilydickinsonmuseum.org/read_poem

http://www.sparknotes.com/poetry/dickinson/analysis.html

http://www.cliffsnotes.com/literature/e/emily-dickinsons-poems/about-emily-dickinsons-poems

http://www.emilydickinsonpoems.org/

Answer 2

I'd say A. I took this same quiz and got the same question. In the question, it says "And made as he would eat me up". Since you narrowed the choices down to A or C, I'll explain that C is incorrect because an friendly being would not seek to eat up another person/thing. Describing a wave and speaking of eating one up would lead one to believe that it is a violent, malevolent wave. One that would gladly crush another.