As Imperceptibly as Grief

Question 1

Who wrote ‘As Imperceptibly as Grief’?

Answer 1

Emily Dickinson

Question 2

When was ‘Imperceptibly as Grief’ written?

Answer 2

1880

Question 3

finish the quote : ‘as imperceptibly…

Answer 3

…as grief’

Question 4

finish the quote : ‘the summer…

Answer 4

…lapsed away’

Question 5

finish the quote : ‘too imperceptible..

Answer 5

…at last’

Question 6

finish the quote : ‘to seem…

Answer 6

…like perfidy’

Question 7

finish the quote : ‘a quietness…

Answer 7

…distilled’

Question 8

finish the quote : ‘as twilight…

Answer 8

…long begun’

Question 9

finish the quote : ‘or nature…

Answer 9

…spending with herself’

Question 10

finish the quote : ‘sequestered..

Answer 10

…afternoon’

Question 11

finish the quote : ‘the dusk…

Answer 11

…drew earlier in’

Question 12

finish the quote : ‘the morning…

Answer 12

…foreign shone’

Question 13

finish the quote : ‘a courteous…

Answer 13

…yet harrowing Grace’

Question 14

finish the quote : ‘as guest…

Answer 14

…that would be gone’

Question 15

finish the quote : ‘and thus…

Answer 15

…without a wing’

Question 16

finish the quote : ‘or service of…

Answer 16

…a keel’

Question 17

finish the quote : ‘our summer made….

Answer 17

…her light escape’

Question 18

finish the quote : ‘into the..

Answer 18

…beautiful’

Question 19

What disorder did Emily Dickinson have?

Answer 19

Seasonal Affective Disorder

Question 20

Why does Emily Dickinson use so much seasonal imagery?

Answer 20

she had Seasonal Affective Disorder

Question 21

What does Dickinson not use in her poems?

Answer 21

titles

Question 22

Why does Dickinson use hyphens?

Answer 22

recreates her thoughts and stream of consciousness/her talking

Question 23

Who published Dickinson’s poems and why?

Answer 23

her family published them after her death

Question 24

What did Dickinson’s family remove from her poems?

Answer 24

the hyphens

Question 25

When were the hyphens of Dickinson's poems replaced?

Answer 25

1970s by critics

Question 26

What is a keel?

Answer 26

boat OR part of bird that has flight muscles attached

Question 27

What did Dickinson see from her window from ages 10 to 25?

Answer 27

graveyard in which 5 of her friends were buried

Question 28

What colour did Dickinson wear?

Answer 28

white

Question 29

Why did Dickinson wear white?

Answer 29

- spirituality - wanted to wear white on deathbed

Question 30

What was Dickinson always thinking about?

Answer 30

death

Question 31

Who was Dickinson a carer for?

Answer 31

her mother

Question 32

What caused Dickinson's thought s about death?

Answer 32

death of best friend aged 13

Question 33

How many poems did Dickinson write during her lifetime?

Answer 33

2000 poems

Question 34

How many poems did Dickinson publish during her lifetime?

Answer 34

10 poems

Question 35

What sector of Christianity did Dickinson practice at home?

Answer 35

Calvinism

Question 36

Who was Susan Huntington Gilbert?

Answer 36

Dickinson's brother's wife who she loved

Question 37

How many poems did Dickinson write about Susan Huntington Gilbert?

Answer 37

275

Question 38

How did Dickinson have love affairs?

Answer 38

by letter

Question 39

What were Dickinson's 'Master Letter's'?

Answer 39

love letters to 'master'

Question 40

Where was Dickinson from?

Answer 40

America

Question 41

What is the word that describes after death?

Answer 41

posthumously

Question 42

Why did Dickinson not intend to publish her poems?

Answer 42

they were personal

Question 43

What is the significance of the title?

Answer 43

gradual change through time - approaching death

Question 44

How can Dickinson be described?

Answer 44

recluse

Question 45

Where did Dickinson live?

Answer 45

rural New England by a graveyard

Question 46

How was Dickinson brought up?

Answer 46

strict Puritan tradition

Question 47

Give a quote from Dickinson

Answer 47

that it will never come again is what makes life so sweet