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 tankard A tavern A beehive A harbor 3 How many stanzas does the poem have? One Seven Four Fifteen 4 What is the poem's meter? Iambic tetrameter Trochaic hexameter Iambic pentameter Ballad metre 5 What is the poem's tone? Sober and serious Elated and freewheeling Quiet and humble Harsh and comedic 6 What historical movement was Dickinson influenced by in the writing of this poem? The Reformation The Temperance Movement The Civil Rights Movement Transcendentalism 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 Springfield Republican The Brooklyn Daily The Concord Monitor The Boston Globe 9 What type of stanzas does the poem contain? Couplets Quatrains Monostitches Sestets 10 Which of the following lines contains alliteration? "Not all the Frankfort Berries" "Reeling – thro' endless summer days –" "I taste a liquor never brewed –" "Till Seraphs swing their snowy Hats –" 11 What does the word "seraph" allude to in the poem? A beacon of light A church window Biblical angels A wine glass 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 –" "To see the little Tippler Leaning against the – Sun!" "I taste a liquor never brewed – / From Tankards scooped in Pearl –" 13 What does "Foxglove" refer to? A fox's paw A tavern door A type of flower The roots of tree 14 What is the poem's setting? A cabin in the dead of winter A busy whaling port A beehive An unnamed countryside during a summer day 15 When was this poem published? 1861 1955 1897 1891 16 Who is the "little tippler" referenced in the fourth stanza? A butterfly The speaker A dram of liquor A bee 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 Bees Oak trees Liquor 19 Where is religious imagery introduced in the text? In the second stanza In the first stanza In the third stanza In the fourth stanza 20 Which of the following is NOT one of Dickinson's idiosyncrasies? Rhyme royal Frequent use of dashes Slant rhyme Unconventional capitalization 21 Which of the following is a religious symbol in the poem? Tankards Foxgloves Drams Saints 22 What is the poem's central theme? The fear of getting lost in the woods The overwhelming effect of nature's beauty The dangers of alcohol The elegance of butterflies 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? Paradoxical Elegiac Inquisitive Cheerful 25 What did proponents of the temperance movement believe alcohol caused? Inclement weather Famine Crime War
