1 What is the "liquor never brewed" to which the speaker refers? Religion Whiskey Nature Pollen 2 What does Dickinson compare a foxglove to? A harbor A tankard A tavern A beehive 3 How many stanzas does the poem have? Four Fifteen One Seven 4 What is the poem's meter? Iambic tetrameter Trochaic hexameter Iambic pentameter Ballad metre 5 What is the poem's tone? Elated and freewheeling Sober and serious Quiet and humble Harsh and comedic 6 What historical movement was Dickinson influenced by in the writing of this poem? The Temperance Movement The Civil Rights Movement The Reformation Transcendentalism 7 Who held the first Women's Temperance Convention? Louisa May Alcott Emily Dickinson Mary Bowles Susan B. Anthony 8 Where was this poem originally published? The Boston Globe The Brooklyn Daily The Concord Monitor The Springfield Republican 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? A wine glass A beacon of light A church window Biblical angels 12 Which of the following lines contains personification? "Reeling – thro' endless summer days – From inns of molten Blue –" "To see the little Tippler Leaning against the – Sun!" "I taste a liquor never brewed – / From Tankards scooped in Pearl –" "When 'Landlords' turn the drunken Bee / Out of the Foxglove's door –" 13 What does "Foxglove" refer to? A tavern door A fox's paw The roots of tree A type of flower 14 What is the poem's setting? A cabin in the dead of winter A busy whaling port An unnamed countryside during a summer day A beehive 15 When was this poem published? 1891 1861 1897 1955 16 Who is the "little tippler" referenced in the fourth stanza? A bee The speaker A butterfly A dram of liquor 17 What punctuation in the poem effectively conveys its tone? Commas Exclamation points Semi-colons Periods 18 Which of the following is NOT a symbol in the poem? Bees Butterflies Oak trees Liquor 19 Where is religious imagery introduced in the text? In the third stanza In the first stanza In the second stanza In the fourth stanza 20 Which of the following is NOT one of Dickinson's idiosyncrasies? Frequent use of dashes Rhyme royal Slant rhyme Unconventional capitalization 21 Which of the following is a religious symbol in the poem? Tankards Drams Foxgloves Saints 22 What is the poem's central theme? The fear of getting lost in the woods The elegance of butterflies The dangers of alcohol The overwhelming effect of nature's beauty 23 What religious sect took the most active role in the temperance movement? The Baptists The Methodists The Pentecostals The Calvinists 24 What word best describes the poem's opening line? Elegiac Cheerful Paradoxical Inquisitive 25 What did proponents of the temperance movement believe alcohol caused? Inclement weather War Famine Crime
