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I like a look of Agony.

by Emily Dickinson.

Ten questions on craft, meaning, and form. Untimed. Answer every question to submit.

Q01of 10

What is the speaker's primary reason for valuing 'a look of agony'?

Q02of 10

Which poetic form best describes this poem's structure?

Q03of 10

In the second stanza, what do 'the beads upon the forehead' most likely represent?

Q04of 10

What does the phrase 'The eyes glaze once' signify in the poem?

Q05of 10

The word 'homely' in 'homely anguish strung' is best interpreted as meaning:

Q06of 10

Which literary technique is most prominently used in the lines 'Men do not sham convulsion, / Nor simulate a throe'?

Q07of 10

How would the speaker's tone toward agony best be described?

Q08of 10

The poem's theme most closely aligns with which broader philosophical concern?

Q09of 10

Who is the speaker most likely addressing in this poem?

Q10of 10

Which of the following best describes the effect of Dickinson's compression of the death moment into a single line—'The eyes glaze once, and that is death'?

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