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