1 How many stanzas are in the poem? 3 4 6 1 2 What does "odors" mean in the context of the poem? Perfume Medicine Memories Wind 3 Which of the following, as it appears in the poem, is an instance of metonymy? "Odors" "You" "Flame" "Jewels" 4 Which of the following accurately describes the speaker's tone? Mocking Listless Assertive Furious 5 What does the word "mind," in the context of the poem, mean? Desire Consciousness Intellect Guard 6 What is topaz? A type of flower The name of Dickinson's father A yellow-colored gemstone A poetic form 7 What does the word "swing" refer to in this poem? A child's playground swing A flower stem A woman's hair A moment of indecisiveness 8 What is the poem's rhyme scheme? ABBA ABCB ABAB ABAC 9 What does "Bobadilo" most closely mean in this work? A minor character from the New Testament A rich or powerful person A town in El Salvador A type of flower native to New England 10 The line "Berries of Bahamas—have I—" prominently includes what? Internal rhyme Metonymy Assonance Alliteration 11 Which of the following presents does the speaker NOT reject? Perfumes Fabrics Berries Dyes 12 Which word best characterizes the relationship between the speaker and the addressee? Affectionate Cold Passionate Tumultuous 13 What is the poem's meter? Trochaic pentameter Iambic trimeter Iambic pentameter Its meter is irregular 14 Which of the following phrases contains an instance of metaphor? "I could bring You Jewels—had I a mind to—" "Suits Me—more than those—" "Berries of Bahamas" "And his Emerald Swing—" 15 Who is the poem's speaker? A young girl A mother The speaker is not identified A widower 16 Where, broadly, are the locations Dickinson alludes to in this work? Latin America New England Australia Northern Europe 17 Which present does the speaker ultimately prefer? A candle A flower A handwritten letter A jewel 18 Where is Vera Cruz? Massachusetts Mexico Portugal The Bahamas 19 What is the conflict driving the poem? The speaker's longing to leave the city The speaker's grief for a loved one The speaker's choice of a gift The speaker's desire for wealth 20 Which of the following does the speaker say about the flower? It looks as if it has been painted by a skilled artist It could serve as a dowry for a rich man It seems to have been imported from an island It could be traded for all the jewels in America 21 Which of the following is a major theme of this work? Work Immigration Nature Feminism and gender roles 22 When was this poem written? The 1860s The 1590s The 1780s The 1960s 23 Which of the following devices is especially prominent in this work? Hyperbole Foreshadowing Simile Caesura 24 Which broad historical phenomenon does this poem critique? The secularization of America Consumerism The expansion of slavery The movement for women's suffrage 25 What is St. Domingo? A city in Spain The capital of the Dominican Republic A cathedral in Boston A town in what is now California
