Emily Dickinson Word Search
Emily Dickinson, as a word search. 12 words drawn from the life, work, and legacy of a famous figure sit hidden in a 15×15 letter grid, running in every direction. Drag across a word to claim it, and clear the board to finish.
Words to find: AMHERST, POETRY, RECLUSE, ENIGMA, DASHES, QUILL, LETTERS, GARDEN, WHITE, ORCHARD, PHRASE, STANZA.
Every word on the list appears exactly once. Words can run forwards or backwards, so scan both directions before you move on.
Emily Dickinson word list, defined
- POETRY /ˈpɒɪətri/ · noun
- The art of writing verse; a composition expressing the poet's emotions, thoughts, and feelings in a highly stylized and imaginative way. Related: verse, poem, lyric, ode.
- RECLUSE /rɪˈkluːs/ · noun
- A person who lives or prefers to live alone, often in seclusion, or a person who avoids social contact. Related: hermit, loner, solitary, introvert.
- ENIGMA /ɪˈnɪɡmə/ · noun
- A person or thing that is mysterious, puzzling, or difficult to understand or interpret. Related: mystery, puzzle, riddle, conundrum.
- DASHES /ˈdæʃɪz/ · noun
- Dashes are the plural of dash: horizontal punctuation marks used to separate or set off parts of a sentence, or rapid sudden movements and runs. Related: hyphens, strokes, lines, sprints.
- QUILL /kwɪl/ · noun
- A writing instrument consisting of a small bird's feather, used for applying ink to paper, especially in the past. A quill pen is a type of pen that uses a quill as the nib. Related: pen, stylus, brush, marker.
- LETTERS /ˈlɛtərz/ · noun, verb
- Letters are written or printed characters used to form words and sentences. To write or send letters is to communicate through written messages. Related: characters, symbols, words, messages.
- GARDEN /ˈɡɑːrdn/ · noun
- An area of ground surrounding a building, typically planted with flowers, shrubs, and trees, and maintained for pleasure, beauty, or for the production of fruits, vegetables, or herbs. Related: yard, park, orchard, plot.
- WHITE /wʌɪt/ · adjective, noun
- Having little or no color because of the reflection of all wavelengths of light; achromatic. A color with the longest wavelength of visible light, between 7,500 and 8,000 angstroms. Related: fair, fair-haired, fair-skinned, colorless.
- ORCHARD /ɔːrtʃərd/ · noun
- A piece of land planted with fruit trees, especially apples or pears, typically forming a park or garden. Related: garden, park, plantation, grove.
- PHRASE /frɛz/ · noun
- A short expression or sentence, often used to convey a particular idea or attitude. A phrase is a group of words that express a thought or idea. Related: expression, sentence, idiom, phraseology.
- STANZA /ˈstænzə/ · noun
- A section of a poem, typically consisting of four lines, or a group of lines forming a unit in a poem or song. A stanza is a group of lines in poetry that form a unit or section. Related: verse, couplet, quatrain, tercet.
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