1 What is the "liquor never brewed" to which the speaker refers? Nature Pollen Religion Whiskey 2 What does Dickinson compare a foxglove to? A harbor A beehive A tankard A tavern 3 How many stanzas does the poem have? Seven Fifteen One Four 4 What is the poem's meter? Trochaic hexameter Iambic tetrameter Ballad metre Iambic pentameter 5 What is the poem's tone? Elated and freewheeling Quiet and humble Harsh and comedic Sober and serious 6 What historical movement was Dickinson influenced by in the writing of this poem? The Reformation The Temperance Movement Transcendentalism The Civil Rights Movement 7 Who held the first Women's Temperance Convention? Mary Bowles Emily Dickinson Louisa May Alcott Susan B. Anthony 8 Where was this poem originally published? The Concord Monitor The Boston Globe The Springfield Republican The Brooklyn Daily 9 What type of stanzas does the poem contain? Sestets Couplets Monostitches Quatrains 10 Which of the following lines contains alliteration? "Reeling – thro' endless summer days –" "I taste a liquor never brewed –" "Not all the Frankfort Berries" "Till Seraphs swing their snowy Hats –" 11 What does the word "seraph" allude to in the poem? Biblical angels A church window A wine glass A beacon of light 12 Which of the following lines contains personification? "To see the little Tippler Leaning against the – Sun!" "When 'Landlords' turn the drunken Bee / Out of the Foxglove's door –" "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? A tavern door A fox's paw A type of flower The roots of tree 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? 1891 1955 1897 1861 16 Who is the "little tippler" referenced in the fourth stanza? A butterfly A bee A dram of liquor The speaker 17 What punctuation in the poem effectively conveys its tone? Periods Commas Semi-colons Exclamation points 18 Which of the following is NOT a symbol in the poem? Butterflies Oak trees Liquor Bees 19 Where is religious imagery introduced in the text? In the second stanza In the fourth stanza In the third stanza In the first stanza 20 Which of the following is NOT one of Dickinson's idiosyncrasies? Slant rhyme Rhyme royal Frequent use of dashes Unconventional capitalization 21 Which of the following is a religious symbol in the poem? Tankards Drams Saints Foxgloves 22 What is the poem's central theme? The elegance of butterflies The overwhelming effect of nature's beauty The fear of getting lost in the woods The dangers of alcohol 23 What religious sect took the most active role in the temperance movement? The Methodists The Calvinists The Pentecostals The Baptists 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? Inclement weather Famine War Crime
