Vocabulary

1. Aching –physical pain or distress; loneliness, grief

 Loneliness Pain 

2. Ease –Free of pain. Not stressed; rested, comforted

3. Vain- VERY proud of one’s appearance and

accomplishments.

4. Fainting –weak, dizzy, or exhausted

Name: _______________ Date : ________

If I can stop one heart from breaking,

I shall not live in vain;

If I can ease one life the aching,

Or cool one pain,
Or help one fainting robin
Unto his nest again,

I shall not live in vain.

By: Emily Dickinson

1. What is the tone ( mood ) of this poem ? ___________________

(a) angry (b) excited (c) dreary (d) thrilled

2. Is the author a kind person? _______________

b) How do you know?

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Authors use IMAGERY (sensory details) so the
reader can visualize what they are reading.