1 What is the "liquor never brewed" to which the speaker refers? Religion Pollen Nature Whiskey 2 What does Dickinson compare a foxglove to? A beehive A tavern A tankard A harbor 3 How many stanzas does the poem have? Seven Four One Fifteen 4 What is the poem's meter? Iambic tetrameter Iambic pentameter Trochaic hexameter Ballad metre 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 Civil Rights Movement The Reformation Transcendentalism The Temperance Movement 7 Who held the first Women's Temperance Convention? Susan B. Anthony Louisa May Alcott Emily Dickinson Mary Bowles 8 Where was this poem originally published? The Brooklyn Daily The Concord Monitor The Springfield Republican The Boston Globe 9 What type of stanzas does the poem contain? Quatrains Couplets Monostitches 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 beacon of light A church window 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 –" "Reeling – thro' endless summer days – From inns of molten Blue –" "To see the little Tippler Leaning against the – Sun!" 13 What does "Foxglove" refer to? A type of flower The roots of tree A tavern door A fox's paw 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? 1955 1891 1897 1861 16 Who is the "little tippler" referenced in the fourth stanza? The speaker A dram of liquor A butterfly A bee 17 What punctuation in the poem effectively conveys its tone? Exclamation points Commas Periods Semi-colons 18 Which of the following is NOT a symbol in the poem? Oak trees Butterflies Bees Liquor 19 Where is religious imagery introduced in the text? In the first stanza In the fourth stanza In the third stanza In the second stanza 20 Which of the following is NOT one of Dickinson's idiosyncrasies? Rhyme royal Unconventional capitalization Slant rhyme Frequent use of dashes 21 Which of the following is a religious symbol in the poem? Drams Saints Tankards Foxgloves 22 What is the poem's central theme? The overwhelming effect of nature's beauty The elegance of butterflies 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 Baptists The Methodists The Calvinists The Pentecostals 24 What word best describes the poem's opening line? Paradoxical Inquisitive Cheerful Elegiac 25 What did proponents of the temperance movement believe alcohol caused? Inclement weather Crime War Famine
