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. (3) her childhood was normal, filled with friends, activities, and having fun. (4) 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. (6) she spent most of her time alone writing poetry. (7) during her lifetime, she published only seven of her poems, and she published those anonymously. (8) after her death in 1886, her sister discovered packets of her poems in her drawer. (9) four years later, her first books of poems were published.
identify the sentence that is irrelevant to the theme of the first paragraph.
a) ralph emerson was also a popular american poet in the nineteenth century.
b) common themes of dickinson's poetry include nature, faith, death, and death.
c) she wrote nearly 2,000 poems, but many were unknown to her family and friends.
d) dickinson did not complete many of her poems and many were not written for publication.