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Emily Dickinson's Poetry Pre-Test

In "Some Keep the Sabbath Going to Church," why does the speaker say that she has "an Orchard, for a Dome" in the first stanza?

A. She is suggesting that she has made her house into a church.
B. She is suggesting that one can appreciate God only through nature.
C. She is suggesting that nature can serve the same purpose as a church.
D. She is suggesting that only she is able to view the natural world as sacred.



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Final answer:

In Dickinson's poem, nature is portrayed as a spiritual sanctuary similar to a church.


Explanation:

In the poem 'Some keep the Sabbath going to Church' by Emily Dickinson, the speaker says, 'I keep it, staying at Home - With a Bobolink for a Chorister - And an Orchard, for a Dome,' suggesting that nature can serve the same purpose as a church. The speaker finds spiritual solace and connection with God in nature, symbolized by the orchard as a dome, rather than through traditional religious practices.


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