Poetry

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Passage adapted from "Because I could not stop for Death" by Emily Dickinson (1890)

Because I could not stop for Death—

He kindly stopped for me—

The Carriage held but just Ourselves—

And Immortality.

We slowly drove—He knew no haste

And I had put away

My labor and my leisure too,

For His Civility—

What is the rhyme scheme for the above poem?

2

Which of the following writers is NOT a modernist poet?

3

Federico Garcia Lorca is well-known among the art community for creating what kind(s) of artistic works?

4

Which of the following writers is NOT a modernist poet?

5

Federico Garcia Lorca is well-known among the art community for creating what kind(s) of artistic works?

6

Which of the following writers is NOT a modernist poet?

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Passage adapted from "Because I could not stop for Death" by Emily Dickinson (1890)

Because I could not stop for Death—

He kindly stopped for me—

The Carriage held but just Ourselves—

And Immortality.

We slowly drove—He knew no haste

And I had put away

My labor and my leisure too,

For His Civility—

What is the rhyme scheme for the above poem?

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Passage adapted from "Because I could not stop for Death" by Emily Dickinson (1890)

Because I could not stop for Death—

He kindly stopped for me—

The Carriage held but just Ourselves—

And Immortality.

We slowly drove—He knew no haste

And I had put away

My labor and my leisure too,

For His Civility—

What is the rhyme scheme for the above poem?

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Federico Garcia Lorca is well-known among the art community for creating what kind(s) of artistic works?

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Which poet wrote "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" and "The Heart of a Woman"?

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