1 What is the "liquor never brewed" to which the speaker refers? Nature Religion Pollen Whiskey 2 What does Dickinson compare a foxglove to? A beehive A harbor A tavern A tankard 3 How many stanzas does the poem have? One Seven Four Fifteen 4 What is the poem's meter? Ballad metre Trochaic hexameter Iambic tetrameter Iambic pentameter 5 What is the poem's tone? Elated and freewheeling Quiet and humble Sober and serious Harsh and comedic 6 What historical movement was Dickinson influenced by in the writing of this poem? The Reformation The Civil Rights Movement The Temperance Movement Transcendentalism 7 Who held the first Women's Temperance Convention? Emily Dickinson Mary Bowles Louisa May Alcott Susan B. Anthony 8 Where was this poem originally published? The Springfield Republican The Concord Monitor The Boston Globe The Brooklyn Daily 9 What type of stanzas does the poem contain? Monostitches Quatrains Couplets Sestets 10 Which of the following lines contains alliteration? "Not all the Frankfort Berries" "Till Seraphs swing their snowy Hats –" "I taste a liquor never brewed –" "Reeling – thro' endless summer days –" 11 What does the word "seraph" allude to in the poem? A wine glass Biblical angels A church window A beacon of light 12 Which of the following lines contains personification? "When 'Landlords' turn the drunken Bee / Out of the Foxglove's door –" "I taste a liquor never brewed – / From Tankards scooped in Pearl –" "To see the little Tippler Leaning against the – Sun!" "Reeling – thro' endless summer days – From inns of molten Blue –" 13 What does "Foxglove" refer to? The roots of tree A fox's paw A type of flower A tavern door 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? 1897 1891 1861 1955 16 Who is the "little tippler" referenced in the fourth stanza? A bee A butterfly A dram of liquor The speaker 17 What punctuation in the poem effectively conveys its tone? Commas Semi-colons Exclamation points Periods 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 fourth 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? Tankards Saints Foxgloves Drams 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 Pentecostals The Methodists The Calvinists The Baptists 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 War Crime Inclement weather