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