Emily Dickinson "Nobody"
Analyze the poem (after going over/looking at together as a class) Try to remember all we discussed!
- 1.What does rhyme scheme mean?
- A.
The rhythm of a poem
- B.
The pattern of the rhyming words at the end of each line of a poem
- C.
The way the poet schemes to create the poem
- D.
The theme of the poem is evident through its rhyme scheme
- 2.The poem is "I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody too? don't tell! Then there's a pair of us They'd banish us, you know. How dreary to be somebody! How public, like a frog To tell your name the livelong day To an admiring bog! WHAT IS THE RHYME SCHEME OF THE POEM??? -
- A.
Aabb ccdd
- B.
Aabc dede
- C.
Aabc defe
- D.
Abcd efgh
- 3.What is the THEME of this poem?
- A.
That life is too short
- B.
That people love to be famous
- C.
That privacy is sometimes important
- D.
That people love to be social animals
- 4.From THIS poem, the reader can INFER that which of the following is MOST likely true about the SPEAKER of the poem?
- A.
She loves life
- B.
She loves to be in the midst of a huge crowd
- C.
She loves nature
- D.
She enjoys and vaules her privacy
- 5.In thinking about the 'bog' in the poem....what does it represent if the frog stands for people/liking their privacy?
- A.
A swamp
- B.
The nobodies everywhere who love to be alone
- C.
An area that stinks
- D.
A huge adoring public...lots of people
- 6.What does the word BANISH in the poem mean?
- A.
Hope and change
- B.
Love and adore
- C.
Do away with/ move out of
- D.
Hoping for the very best
- 7.As evidenced by this poem, would the poet want to be famous and constantly worrying about public attention?
- A.
No!
- B.
Absolutely
- C.
Yes
- D.
Maybe
- 8.Of the lines below (from the poem) - which is a simile?
- A.
I'm Nobody! Who are you?
- B.
Then there's a pair of us - don't tell!
- C.
How dreary to be somebody!
- D.
How public like a frog!
- 9.What is the TONE of this poem?
- A.
Positive
- B.
Negative
- C.
Neutral
- D.
Hopeful
- 10.Why did SCOPE use this poem as a connection to "Fame Drives People Nuts"?
- A.
Because they're both about frogs and bogs, and the fact that people are not animals.
- B.
Because Dickinson discusses how it's important to people to be able to have privacy and the reader gets that same type information from the article.
- C.
Because they both have a negative tone and the author's purpose is to talk about bogs.
- D.
Because they were written in the same time frame and by the same person.
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