1. Emily Dickinson. "To make a prairie, in Poems, ed. Mabel Loomis Todd (Boston:
Roberts Brothers, 1896), 119.
Which of the following is the most plausible explanation for how the structure
of the poem contributes to its meaning?
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A. The poem's short length conveys that it does not take a lot of
imagination to create a dream.
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B. The rhyming of "do" with "few" is a lyric structure that's used to
convey that the absence of pests, such as bees, makes
daydreaming much easier.
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C. The prairie represents the blank slate of the imagination in an epic
simile depicting a person who lacks the proper stimulation for
daydreaming
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D. The repetition of the word "prairie" is an epic characteristic that's
used to suggest that nature provides a great deal of inspiration for
the daydreamer.