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 /ˈpoʊətri/ · noun
- Poetry is literature that uses language in verse, often through rhythm, meter, imagery, and other expressive devices. It may also refer figuratively to beauty, emotional resonance, or a romantic quality in something. Related: verse, versification, poetic composition.
- RECLUSE /rɪˈkluːz/ · noun
- A person who lives or chooses to live a solitary, secluded life, away from ordinary society and social interaction. Related: hermit, anchorite, solitary, loner.
- 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 feather used as a pen, especially one taken from a bird and sharpened at the end. By extension, the word can mean a pen made from such a feather or a sharp, hollow spine such as a porcupine's. Related: feather, pen, spine, prickle.
- LETTERS /ˈlɛtərz/ · noun and verb
- Letters are the alphabetic characters used to write words, or written or printed messages. As a verb, to letter means to write or print words or characters on something. Related: alphabet, characters, correspondence, epistles.
- GARDEN /ˈɡɑːrdən/ (US); /ˈɡɑːdən/ (British) · noun and verb
- A piece of ground, usually adjoining a house or enclosed, used for growing flowers, vegetables, or other plants; by extension, a cultivated or ornamental outdoor area. As a verb, it means to cultivate or tend a garden. Related: yard, plot, grounds, lawn.
- WHITE /waɪt/ · adjective
- Having the colour of milk, snow, or freshly bleached fabric; light in appearance and largely without hue. In social and political contexts, it can also designate people of European ancestry or people classified as belonging to a racial category identified as white. Related: pale, ivory, snow-white, pure.
- ORCHARD /ˈɔːrtʃərd/ · noun
- An enclosed area of land planted with fruit trees, such as apple, pear, peach, or cherry trees. The word can also refer more broadly to an orchard or a group of orchards collectively. Related: fruit tree plantation, orchard ground, fruit garden, tree plantation.
- PHRASE /freɪz/ · noun and verb
- A phrase is a group of words that expresses a particular idea or meaning, usually as a unit and often shorter than a sentence. As a verb, phrase means to express something in words or put something into a particular form of words. Related: expression, wording, idiom, turn of phrase.
- STANZA /ˈstænzə/ · noun
- A stanza is a group of lines in a poem, usually separated from adjacent groups by a line break or other structural marker. It may also refer more generally to one of the divisions into which a long poem or musical text is arranged. Related: verse, section, strophe, division.
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