1 What is the poem's central topic? Romantic passion The Civil War Puritan values Shipbuilding 2 What image from nature does the poem utilize? A blizzard The ocean A beehive An erupting volcano 3 Who discovered Dickinson's poems after her death? Lavinia Dickinson Austin Dickinson Samuel Bowles Susan Gilbert 4 Where did Dickinson's poems NOT appear in her lifetime? Brooklyn Daily Union Springfield Republican The Amherst Review Drum Beat 5 Which of these lines contains alliteration? "Might I but moor - tonight -" "Wild nights - Wild nights!" "Futile - the winds -" "Done with the Chart!" 6 Which of the following structural features does Dickinson make frequent use of in the poem? Dashes Single word lines Rhyme royal Free verse 7 What best describes the mood of the poem? Jealous Woeful Reserved Turbulent 8 Whose dedication was erased from Dickinson's poems when they were first published? Samuel Bowles Louisa May Alcott Sylvia Plath Susan Gilbert 9 What is the poem's rhyme scheme? ABBA ABAB ABCB It doesn't have one 10 Who published Dickinson's poems after her death? Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau Nathaniel Hawthorne and Herman Melville Mabel Loomis Todd and T.W. Higginson Lavinia Dickinson and Susan Gilbert 11 What image does Dickinson use to imagine the union of the speaker and their love interest? A ship coming to port A bird returning to its nest A bee flying to a flower Waves on a shoreline 12 How does the speaker characterize their affection? Aloof and fickle Serene and complacent Unwavering and dull Stormy and urgent 13 When was the first edition of Dickinson's complete works published? 1971 1891 1955 1868 14 How does the speaker describe the "wild nights" referenced in the title? As something dangerous to be avoided As something shameful to be hidden As something contentious to be skirted around As something luxurious to be shared 15 How many stanzas does the poem contain? Three Five Twelve Four 16 What kind of stanzas is the poem made up of? Monostiches Octaves Quatrains Couplets 17 What does the line "Rowing in Eden -" reference? Former Prime Minister Anthony Eden Eden, Maryland The biblical garden of Eden The novel East of Eden 18 Who is the poem addressed to? The speaker's mother The speaker's beloved Lavinia Dickinson Samuel Bowles 19 What does the word "port" mean in the context of the poem? A window on a ship A compass A harbor or dock A lighthouse 20 How does the speaker imagine feeling during their quest? Frightened and dissuaded Wavering and uncertain Unstoppable and determined Cautious and concerned 21 How does the word "tonight" function in the last stanza? As a grim foreshadowing As a joke As a passionate interjection As an ironic aside 22 The lines "Futile - the winds - / To a Heart in port -" are an example of which of the following? Zeugma Simile Hyperbole Synecdoche 23 When was the first volume of Dickinson's poetry published? 1889 1890 1861 1868 24 Which of the following stylistic elements was Dickinson NOT prominently known for? Stream of consciousness Capitalization Slant rhyme Dashes 25 How does the poem configure its idea of romance? As something uncontrollable and frightening As something simple and comfortable As something inseparable from wildness and tumult As something polite and inoffensive
