1 What is the poem's central topic? The Civil War Shipbuilding Puritan values Romantic passion 2 What image from nature does the poem utilize? The ocean A beehive A blizzard An erupting volcano 3 Who discovered Dickinson's poems after her death? Susan Gilbert Austin Dickinson Lavinia Dickinson Samuel Bowles 4 Where did Dickinson's poems NOT appear in her lifetime? Drum Beat Springfield Republican Brooklyn Daily Union The Amherst Review 5 Which of these lines contains alliteration? "Futile - the winds -" "Might I but moor - tonight -" "Wild nights - Wild nights!" "Done with the Chart!" 6 Which of the following structural features does Dickinson make frequent use of in the poem? Dashes Single word lines Free verse Rhyme royal 7 What best describes the mood of the poem? Jealous Turbulent Woeful Reserved 8 Whose dedication was erased from Dickinson's poems when they were first published? Samuel Bowles Sylvia Plath Susan Gilbert Louisa May Alcott 9 What is the poem's rhyme scheme? ABAB ABCB ABBA It doesn't have one 10 Who published Dickinson's poems after her death? Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau Nathaniel Hawthorne and Herman Melville Mabel Loomis Todd and T.W. Higginson Lavinia Dickinson and Susan Gilbert 11 What image does Dickinson use to imagine the union of the speaker and their love interest? A ship coming to port Waves on a shoreline A bird returning to its nest A bee flying to a flower 12 How does the speaker characterize their affection? Aloof and fickle Serene and complacent Unwavering and dull Stormy and urgent 13 When was the first edition of Dickinson's complete works published? 1955 1971 1868 1891 14 How does the speaker describe the "wild nights" referenced in the title? As something luxurious to be shared As something contentious to be skirted around As something shameful to be hidden As something dangerous to be avoided 15 How many stanzas does the poem contain? Five Four Twelve Three 16 What kind of stanzas is the poem made up of? Octaves Quatrains Monostiches Couplets 17 What does the line "Rowing in Eden -" reference? The novel East of Eden Eden, Maryland Former Prime Minister Anthony Eden The biblical garden of Eden 18 Who is the poem addressed to? Lavinia Dickinson The speaker's mother Samuel Bowles The speaker's beloved 19 What does the word "port" mean in the context of the poem? A harbor or dock A compass A lighthouse A window on a ship 20 How does the speaker imagine feeling during their quest? Cautious and concerned Wavering and uncertain Frightened and dissuaded Unstoppable and determined 21 How does the word "tonight" function in the last stanza? As a passionate interjection As an ironic aside As a grim foreshadowing As a joke 22 The lines "Futile - the winds - / To a Heart in port -" are an example of which of the following? Hyperbole Synecdoche Simile Zeugma 23 When was the first volume of Dickinson's poetry published? 1889 1890 1868 1861 24 Which of the following stylistic elements was Dickinson NOT prominently known for? Dashes Stream of consciousness Slant rhyme Capitalization 25 How does the poem configure its idea of romance? As something simple and comfortable As something inseparable from wildness and tumult As something uncontrollable and frightening As something polite and inoffensive