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never reflected it

apostrophe

a meticulous choice of words, random capitalization, random dashes

New Nation

Dickinson

Whitman

observation

fly

quatrains

1830-1886

Dickinson

Civil War

alliteration

They were published in their original form

nation

autobiography

death.

Dickinson

free verse

Thomas W. Higginson

cataloguing

1819-1892

Whitman

Leaves of Grass

white

Emily loved to write in 4-line stanzas called

Dickinson's fame started after her ______________.

A literary term in which you address something that is absent

This is the title of the collection of poems that became Whitman's claim to fame.

In "If you were coming in the Fall" the speaker would brush summer by like a _______.

Whitman devoted endless phrases to listing things or

Whitman created this form of writing poetry. It had no meter and rhyme

I Heard the Learned Astronomer

Leaves of Grass

I heard a Fly buzz-when I died

The repetition of consonant sounds close together is

Both Whitman and Dickinson needed to use this "power" to notice what was going on around them

The 1955 publication of Emily's poems was important because

In her secluded life, Dickinson dressed in this color

The years of Whitman's life was

Dickinson's poetry is characterized by

Whitman's poetry struck a responsive chord because it reflected the energies of the

Walt Whitman worked on the battlefronts taking care of wounded soldiers of this war

If Dickinson's personal life was restricted, her poetry

Whitman's poetry struck a responsive chord because it reflected the energies of the new _____________.

Apparently with no surprise

Heart! We will forget him!

The years of Dickinson's life was

During her lifetime, Dickinson's most significant audience was

In essence, the body of Whitman's work is a spiritual ________________.

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Description	Match:
Whitman created this form of writing poetry. It had no meter and rhyme	free verse
In essence, the body of Whitman's work is a spiritual ________________.	autobiography
This is the title of the collection of poems that became Whitman's claim to fame.	Leaves of Grass
Whitman's poetry struck a responsive chord because it reflected the energies of the	New Nation
Walt Whitman worked on the battlefronts taking care of wounded soldiers of this war	Civil War
In her secluded life, Dickinson dressed in this color	white
The 1955 publication of Emily's poems was important because	They were published in their original form
If Dickinson's personal life was restricted, her poetry	never reflected it
Dickinson's poetry is characterized by	a meticulous choice of words, random capitalization, random dashes
During her lifetime, Dickinson's most significant audience was	Thomas W. Higginson
Whitman devoted endless phrases to listing things or	cataloguing
Dickinson's fame started after her ______________.	death.
Both Whitman and Dickinson needed to use this "power" to notice what was going on around them	observation
The years of Dickinson's life was	1830-1886
The years of Whitman's life was	1819-1892
I Heard the Learned Astronomer	Whitman
I heard a Fly buzz-when I died	Dickinson
Leaves of Grass	Whitman
Apparently with no surprise	Dickinson
Heart! We will forget him!	Dickinson
A literary term in which you address something that is absent	apostrophe
In "If you were coming in the Fall" the speaker would brush summer by like a _______.	fly
Emily loved to write in 4-line stanzas called	quatrains
Whitman's poetry struck a responsive chord because it reflected the energies of the new _____________.	nation
The repetition of consonant sounds close together is	alliteration