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HiSET Language Arts, Reading Practice 4
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Read the following poem by Emily Dickinson :

'There's a Certain Slant of Light' There's a certain slant of light, On winter afternoons, That oppresses, like the weight Of cathedral tunes. Heavenly hurt it gives us; We can find no scar, But internal difference Where the meanings are. None may teach it anything, 'Tis the seal, despair,- A. imperial affliction Sent us of the air. When it comes, the landscape listens, Shadows hold their breath; When it goes, 'tis like the distance On the look of death.  "

HiSET Language Arts, Reading Practice 4
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4 Questions

1. 'That oppresses, like the weight / Of cathedral tunes.' is an example of the poetic device of
2. Which poetic device is used in the following lines?
'When it comes, the landscape listens, / Shadows hold their breath;'
3. The season being described in the poem is
4. What emotion is Dickinson describing in the poem?