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Quiz — Storgy

The Brain is Wider than the Sky.

by Emily Dickinson.

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

Q01of 10

What is the central argument Dickinson makes across all three stanzas?

Q02of 10

How is the poem structured in terms of form?

Q03of 10

In the second stanza, what is the effect of the simile 'As sponges, buckets do'?

Q04of 10

Which poetic technique most prominently unifies the three stanzas?

Q05of 10

What does the phrase 'blue to blue' in the second stanza most likely mean?

Q06of 10

What is the tone of the poem?

Q07of 10

In the final stanza, what does the comparison of brain to God suggest about Dickinson's view of the relationship between them?

Q08of 10

The closing image—'As syllable from sound'—is best described as what type of figurative language?

Q09of 10

Who is the speaker of the poem, and what is the speaker's attitude toward the subject?

Q10of 10

According to the first stanza, what happens when the brain and sky are placed 'side by side'?

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