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 beehive A tankard A harbor A tavern 3 How many stanzas does the poem have? Four Fifteen Seven One 4 What is the poem's meter? Ballad metre Iambic tetrameter Trochaic hexameter Iambic pentameter 5 What is the poem's tone? Sober and serious Quiet and humble Harsh and comedic 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? Emily Dickinson Louisa May Alcott Mary Bowles Susan B. Anthony 8 Where was this poem originally published? The Brooklyn Daily The Springfield Republican The Concord Monitor The Boston Globe 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 –" "Not all the Frankfort Berries" "Reeling – thro' endless summer days –" "I taste a liquor never brewed –" 11 What does the word "seraph" allude to in the poem? A beacon of light Biblical angels A wine glass A church window 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 fox's paw A tavern door The roots of tree A type of flower 14 What is the poem's setting? An unnamed countryside during a summer day A beehive A cabin in the dead of winter A busy whaling port 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? Exclamation points Periods Commas Semi-colons 18 Which of the following is NOT a symbol in the poem? Bees Liquor Butterflies Oak trees 19 Where is religious imagery introduced in the text? In the third stanza In the fourth stanza In the second stanza In the first stanza 20 Which of the following is NOT one of Dickinson's idiosyncrasies? Rhyme royal Slant rhyme Unconventional capitalization Frequent use of dashes 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 elegance of butterflies The dangers of alcohol The overwhelming effect of nature's beauty The fear of getting lost in the woods 23 What religious sect took the most active role in the temperance movement? The Baptists The Calvinists The Pentecostals The Methodists 24 What word best describes the poem's opening line? Elegiac Paradoxical Cheerful Inquisitive 25 What did proponents of the temperance movement believe alcohol caused? Famine Crime War Inclement weather