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?
Ralph Waldo Emerson

A snake

Samuel Bowles

A poet
2 Which of the following lines contains alliteration?
"Unbraiding in the Sun"

"But when a Boy and Barefoot"

"And Zero at the Bone."

"And then it closes at your Feet"
3 What is a major stylistic feature of the poem?
Free verse

Erasure

Rhyming couplets

Unconventional use of capitalization
4 What is the tone of the poem?
A mixture of fear and wonder

Lightly skeptical

Cold and cerebral

Full of dread
5 When was "A narrow Fellow in the Grass" published
1866

1896

1891

1955
6 How many stanzas does the poem have?
Six

Three

Seven

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

Use of dashes

Unconventional capitalization

Blank verse
8 Which of the following is the poem's central theme?
The tragedy of war

The shifting dynamics of marriage

The relationship between humans and nature

The risks of seafaring
9 When does the speaker begin his recollection of his early encounters with the snake?
In the middle of the third stanza

At the beginning of the second stanza

At the beginning of the sixth stanza

In the middle of the fourth 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

On a rough ocean

In the woods

In an open field at noon
12 What occurs when the speaker reaches for the snake?
It burrows into the ground

It vanishes into the grass

It bites him

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

A rope

A whip

A wheel
14 What term best describes the effect of the phrase "narrow fellow" in the poem?
Pathetic fallacy

Personification

Synecdoche

Metaphor
15 What does the phrase "boggy acre" mean?
A desert

A swampy patch of land

A eerie forest hollow

A wheat field
16 Which lines underscore the speaker's fear of the snake?
"The Grass divides as with a Comb, / A spotted Shaft is seen,"

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

"He likes a Boggy Acre - / A Floor too cool for Corn -"

"A narrow Fellow in the Grass / Occasionally rides -"
17 Which of the following is NOT a symbol in the poem?
Snakes

Bare feet

Venomous fangs

Grass
18 Where was this poem published?
The Concord Monitor

The Brooklyn Daily

The Worcester Democrat

The Springfield Republican
19 What is the "spotted shaft" described in line 6?
A shovel handle

A molted snakeskin

The snake

A whip
20 What does the phrase "occasionaly rides" refer to?
The slithering of a snake

A journey into town

The progress of a horse-drawn carriage

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

It solidifies, remaining constant

It amplifies over time

It goes through waves
22 What is the snake's primary characteristic?
Meanness

Strength

Cleverness

Stealth
23 When did the speaker first encounter the snake?
As a baby

As an elderly man

As a boy

As a young 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?
Octaves

Rhyming couplets

Quatrains

Quintains