"a narrow fellow..." by Emily Dickinson

Question 1

fellow

Answer 1

she refers to a snake in a friendly way as opposed to the negative way people usually feel about a snake

Question 2

occasionally rides

Answer 2

kind of a soft way to speak

Question 3

divides as with a comb

Answer 3

simile that provides good imagery of the snake sliding

Question 4

boggy acre

Answer 4

gives us the snakes perspective

Question 5

“to cool for corn”

“i thought a whip lash”

Answer 5

imagery

Question 6

unbraiding

Answer 6

imagery - shedding its skin

Question 7

natures people

Answer 7

respectfully treats the snake as a person (cordial with the snake)

Question 8

but

Answer 8

transition word to show the shift

Question 9

tighter breathing

Answer 9

a sign of fear that shows the respectful fear

Question 10

zero at the bone

Answer 10

illustrates total fear

Question 11

word order

Answer 11

• ordered awkwardly to fit a meter

- the word order seems to simulate the slithering of a snake

Question 12

tone

Answer 12

seems likes appreciative yet fearful

Question 13

supports the idea that the speaker tried to catch or touch the “fellow”

Answer 13

when stooping to secure it

Question 14

our presumptions about meaning must be supported by

Answer 14

textual evidence

Question 15

the last 4 liens of this poem suggest that while the relationship between the speaker and the subject is cordial, it also contains a level of _________

Answer 15

fear