1 What is the "liquor never brewed" to which the speaker refers? Pollen Religion Whiskey Nature 2 What does Dickinson compare a foxglove to? A harbor A tavern A beehive A tankard 3 How many stanzas does the poem have? Fifteen Four Seven One 4 What is the poem's meter? Iambic pentameter Trochaic hexameter Ballad metre Iambic tetrameter 5 What is the poem's tone? Harsh and comedic Elated and freewheeling Quiet and humble Sober and serious 6 What historical movement was Dickinson influenced by in the writing of this poem? The Temperance Movement Transcendentalism The Reformation The Civil Rights Movement 7 Who held the first Women's Temperance Convention? Mary Bowles Emily Dickinson Susan B. Anthony Louisa May Alcott 8 Where was this poem originally published? The Concord Monitor The Boston Globe The Springfield Republican The Brooklyn Daily 9 What type of stanzas does the poem contain? Monostitches Couplets Sestets Quatrains 10 Which of the following lines contains alliteration? "Till Seraphs swing their snowy Hats –" "Reeling – thro' endless summer days –" "I taste a liquor never brewed –" "Not all the Frankfort Berries" 11 What does the word "seraph" allude to in the poem? A church window A wine glass A beacon of light Biblical angels 12 Which of the following lines contains personification? "I taste a liquor never brewed – / From Tankards scooped in Pearl –" "Reeling – thro' endless summer days – From inns of molten Blue –" "To see the little Tippler Leaning against the – Sun!" "When 'Landlords' turn the drunken Bee / Out of the Foxglove's door –" 13 What does "Foxglove" refer to? The roots of tree A type of flower A tavern door A fox's paw 14 What is the poem's setting? An unnamed countryside during a summer day A beehive A cabin in the dead of winter A busy whaling port 15 When was this poem published? 1891 1955 1897 1861 16 Who is the "little tippler" referenced in the fourth stanza? A dram of liquor A butterfly A bee The speaker 17 What punctuation in the poem effectively conveys its tone? Semi-colons Periods Commas Exclamation points 18 Which of the following is NOT a symbol in the poem? Oak trees Liquor Bees Butterflies 19 Where is religious imagery introduced in the text? In the second stanza In the third stanza In the first stanza In the fourth stanza 20 Which of the following is NOT one of Dickinson's idiosyncrasies? Unconventional capitalization Rhyme royal Slant rhyme Frequent use of dashes 21 Which of the following is a religious symbol in the poem? Tankards Drams Saints Foxgloves 22 What is the poem's central theme? The overwhelming effect of nature's beauty The dangers of alcohol The elegance of butterflies The fear of getting lost in the woods 23 What religious sect took the most active role in the temperance movement? The Methodists The Pentecostals The Baptists The Calvinists 24 What word best describes the poem's opening line? Inquisitive Elegiac Paradoxical Cheerful 25 What did proponents of the temperance movement believe alcohol caused? Inclement weather Crime War Famine
