1 Who is the speaker of the poem addressing? His enemy His wife Himself His suit 2 What technique does the poem use to make the reading flow? Enjambment Rhyming Allusion Hyperbole 3 The verb “waiting” in the poem is an example of Pastiche Parody Palinode Personification 4 The repetition of what adds cadence to the poem? Gerunds Infinitives Participles Interjections 5 What figure of speech is “you flap and hum/as if you were my soul”? Synecdoche Metonymy Simile Irony 6 Which challenge do the speaker and the suit NOT face together? Struggle Night Dirt Wind 7 What does the word “Still” mean in this poem? nevertheless; all the same deep silence and calm not moving or making a sound happening before now and continuing into the present 8 Which qualifier does the poem repeat at the end? Maybe Possibly Usually Probably 9 Which adjective does NOT describe the speaker’s relationship with the suit? Secure Distant Routined Intimate 10 How does the speaker assume he and his suit will die? Soon Apart Together Never 11 The repetition of “simple,” “sick” and “suit” is an example of Pastiche Acrostic Sibilance Rhyme 12 Which is NOT an example of alliteration in the poem? darkness/dream suit/sock people/phantoms walk/work 13 What time of day is described twice in the poem? Afternoon Evening Midnight Morning 14 Where did Neruda’s first Odes appear? Chapbook Television Radio Newspaper 15 The form of the poem is: Iambic Pentameter Free verse Sonnet Soliloquy 16 What was Neruda’s political party? Royalist Republican Communist Fascist 17 What was Neruda’s native country? Argentina Chile Venezuela Brazil 18 How did Neruda (most likely) die? Old Age Murder Cancer Heart Attack 19 The repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of a line is called Anaphora Anapest Allegory Anachronism 20 Wearing his suit allows the speaker to Dance Conduct business Walk Get a job 21 The speaker greets his suit with Joy Indifference Respect Trepidation 22 The speaker compares his suit to His skin His bones His soul His wife 23 What does the speaker imagine his suit getting stained by? Sweat Tears Mud Blood 24 The speaker forgets the suit because They are one being It is dead He changes his clothes He is naked 25 Where does the suit wait overnight for the speaker? Bureau Dresser Closet Chair