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Dickinson
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Divine | of or from God |
| Ample | Fully sufficient or more than enough |
| Civility | Politeness and courtesy |
| Strove | exerted oneself vigorously |
| Gossamer | Thin soft material |
| Tippet | Shawl |
| Tulle | fine netting |
| Cornice | molding at the top of a building |
| Surmise | to guess |
| Discerning | showing good judgement and understanding |
| Prevail | to win or ovecome |
| Assent | agree |
| demur | raise an objection |
| slant | tilted sideways |
| Circuit | an indirect path |
| infirm | feeble or weak |
| superb | admirably fine or excellent |
| denotation | the dictionary definition of a word |
| connotation | the ideas and feelings a word brings to a reader |
| extended metaphor | a comparison between two unlike things that goes on for many lines in a poem |
| theme | a lesson or moral |