Apparently with No Surprise Apparently with no surprise
To any happy Flower
The Frost beheads it at it’s play –
In accidental power –
The blonde Assassin passes on –
The Sun proceeds unmoved
To measure off another Day
For an Approving God –

Question 1
Part A

Consider Dickinson’s poems "I Started Early—Took My Dog" and “Apparently with No Surprise.”

Which topic do the two poems share?

the bond between humans and animals

the importance of practicing piety

the conflict between the individual and society

the intensity of the forces of nature
What evidence from the poems supports the answer to Part A?

Select the two correct answers.

“The Frost beheads it as its play— / In accidental power—”

“To measure off another Day / For an Approving God.”

“I started Early—Took my Dog— / And visited the Sea—"

“But no Man moved Me—till the Tide / Went past my simple Shoe—”