A narrow Fellow in the Grass Quizzes

A narrow Fellow in the Grass Quiz

1 Who is the "narrow fellow" in the poem's first line?
Samuel Bowles

Ralph Waldo Emerson

A snake

A poet
2 Which of the following lines contains alliteration?
"And then it closes at your Feet"

"But when a Boy and Barefoot"

"Unbraiding in the Sun"

"And Zero at the Bone."
3 What is a major stylistic feature of the poem?
Unconventional use of capitalization

Rhyming couplets

Erasure

Free verse
4 What is the tone of the poem?
Lightly skeptical

Full of dread

A mixture of fear and wonder

Cold and cerebral
5 When was "A narrow Fellow in the Grass" published
1866

1896

1891

1955
6 How many stanzas does the poem have?
One

Seven

Six

Three
7 Which is NOT a feature of the poem?
Anaphora

Blank verse

Use of dashes

Unconventional capitalization
8 Which of the following is the poem's central theme?
The risks of seafaring

The shifting dynamics of marriage

The tragedy of war

The relationship between humans and nature
9 When does the speaker begin his recollection of his early encounters with the snake?
In the middle of the fourth stanza

In the middle of the third stanza

At the beginning of the sixth stanza

At the beginning of the second stanza
10 What effect does capitalization have on the text of this poem?
Completely shifts the meanings of individual words

Makes specific reference to historical people and places

Makes the poem more difficult to understand

Makes concepts more elevated and specific
11 Where does the poem take place?
Undetermined

In an open field at noon

On a rough ocean

In the woods
12 What occurs when the speaker reaches for the snake?
It vanishes into the grass

It bites him

It burrows into the ground

It wraps around his arm
13 What does the speaker mistake the snake for initially?
A whip

A hose

A wheel

A rope
14 What term best describes the effect of the phrase "narrow fellow" in the poem?
Metaphor

Personification

Pathetic fallacy

Synecdoche
15 What does the phrase "boggy acre" mean?
A swampy patch of land

A eerie forest hollow

A desert

A wheat field
16 Which lines underscore the speaker's fear of the snake?
"He likes a Boggy Acre - / A Floor too cool for Corn -"

"A narrow Fellow in the Grass / Occasionally rides -"

"Without a tighter Breathing / And Zero at the Bone."

"The Grass divides as with a Comb, / A spotted Shaft is seen,"
17 Which of the following is NOT a symbol in the poem?
Bare feet

Grass

Snakes

Venomous fangs
18 Where was this poem published?
The Concord Monitor

The Worcester Democrat

The Springfield Republican

The Brooklyn Daily
19 What is the "spotted shaft" described in line 6?
A molted snakeskin

A shovel handle

A whip

The snake
20 What does the phrase "occasionaly rides" refer to?
The afternoon walks of the speaker

A journey into town

The progress of a horse-drawn carriage

The slithering of a snake
21 What happens to the speaker's fearful childhood impression of the snake?
It passes

It goes through waves

It solidifies, remaining constant

It amplifies over time
22 What is the snake's primary characteristic?
Stealth

Strength

Cleverness

Meanness
23 When did the speaker first encounter the snake?
As a boy

As a baby

As a young man

As an elderly man
24 What impact does the word "barefoot" have on the speaker's portrayal?
It makes him seem more vulnerable

It makes him appear hurried

It makes him seem foolish

It makes him appear carefree
25 What type of stanzas does Dickinson use in the poem?
Rhyming couplets

Quintains

Quatrains

Octaves