Think you’ve got your head wrapped around The Brain—is wider than the Sky—? Put your knowledge to
the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. Which of the following is an example of alliteration in the poem?
"As Syllable from Sound—"
"The Brain is just the weight of God—
"
"The Brain—is wider than the Sky—
"
There isn't any.
Q. Which of the following describes the meter of the poem?
Iambic
Free verse
Dactylic
Dickinson was too cool for meter
Q. Which of the following also describes the meter of the poem?
Trimeter
Tetrameter
Pentameter
Trimeter and Tetrameter
Q. The poem is divided into three _____?
Chapters
Slices
Quatrains
Movements
Q. Which of the following is a simile used in the poem?
"The one the other will absorb—
As Sponges—Buckets—do—
"
"The Brain is just the weight of God—
"
"The one the other will contain"
"The brain is—like a Muffin Left—Moldering on a Mound"