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