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