| 1. | Dickinson’s letters to Higginson suggest that her highest ambition for her poetry is that it be | ||||||
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| 2. | Dickinson’s poems 130 and 214 describe experiences of nature in terms that are deliberately | ||||||
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| 3. | Poems 241, 258, and 341 describe in introspective terms experiences of personal pain and sorrow. These descriptions suggest that Dickinson had | ||||||
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| 4. | Poems 435, 441, 448 describe Dickinson’s attitude toward and ambitions for her poetry. They suggest that | ||||||
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| 5. | Dickinson’s later poetry, exemplified by 1624 and 1732, suggests that | ||||||
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| 6. | In his letter to Emerson, Whitman identifies as his primary ambition | ||||||
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| 7. | When Whitman tells Emerson that “a profound person can easily know more of the people than they know of themselves” he is suggesting | ||||||
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| 8. | In “Crossing Brooklyn Ferry,” Whitman describes the sights and sensations he experiences at sunset as he rides the crowded ferry across the East River from Manhattan to Brooklyn. His purpose in doing so is to | ||||||
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| 9. | In “Crossing Brooklyn Ferry,” Whitman discusses individual identity as | ||||||
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| 10. | The final line of “Crossing Brooklyn Ferry” asserts Whitman’s belief that | ||||||
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| 11. | Whitman’s poetry is often described as providing a “catalog” of cultural sights and events. The primary effect of this catalog is | ||||||
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| 12. | Dickinson envisions literature functioning as | ||||||
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| 13. | Whitman envisions “Song of Myself” as | ||||||
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| 14. | Whitman’s poetry may be contrasted with Dickinson’s by being described as | ||||||
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| 15. | In their differences, these poets can be read as offering | ||||||
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