Excerpt from Emily Dickinson
Carole Jenkins
(1) Emily Dickinson is regarded as one of the greatest American poets. (2) She was born in 1830 in Amherst, Massachusetts, to a
very prominent family. (5) Her childhood was normal, filled with friends, activities, and having fun. (9) As she grew older, she
began to isolate herself and even to refuse to leave her home. (5) In her latter years, she wore only white and would not let
anyone but her family see her. She spent most of her time alone writing poetry. During her lifetime, she published only
seven of her poems, and she published those anonymously. After her death in 1886, her sister discovered packets of her
poems in her drawer. (9) Four years latel, her first books of poems were published.
This passage is considered biographical because it
A)
a moral or lesson to be learned
an explanation of a creation of something
suspense about the main character's actions
D)
factual details about Emily Dickinson's life