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