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