1 What is the primary sense evoked throughout the poem? Hearing Smell Sight Touch 2 What is the speaker doing while the woman sings? Walking alongside her Anchoring his fishing boat Listening with his friend Looking at the town 3 What literary device is Stevens using when describing the sea's "voice"? Foreshadowing Metonymy Irony Personification 4 How are the woman's song and the sound of the water described in relation to each other? They are blended together They are separate, not mixed They are clashing with each other They sound the exact same 5 What word best describes the role of the woman? Audience Critic Creator Antagonist 6 To what role is Ramon Fernandez most comparable? Musician Literary critic Inferior poet Master craftsman 7 Which of the following is NOT a suitable adjective to describe the sea in this poem? onmipotent mysterious inspiring vast 8 In the speaker's mind, what transformation does the sea undergo from the poem's beginning to its end? from ugly to beautiful from silent to harmonious from chaotic to organized from weak to powerful 9 Which of the following does the speaker name as an important component of the woman's song, that the sea does not have? words passion melody volume 10 Other than the water, what component of nature does the speaker definitely listen to? the trees the wind the thunder the birds 11 What sight becomes more poignant or "acute" under the influence of the woman's song? the coral the horizon the woman herself the crashing waves 12 Which of the following is the most likely meaning of "body wholly body"? completely alive physically present, in the moment physical form and nothing else motionless and dead 13 What does the woman 'measure to the hour'? the wind's emptiness the sky's solitude the sea's rage the night's beauty 14 What does the speaker say about the world the woman inhabits while singing? She inhabits a world created by her singing She inhabits no world but the real one She inhabits the world created by the poem She enters the world of the sea 15 What is the speaker searching for when he writes: we "knew / That we should ask this often as she sang"? The meaning of the woman's words The spirit responsible for the song The dark voice of the sea A way to understand the sea 16 What does the speaker say the voice of the sky would be, without any human component? Empty air Beautiful beyond measure Orderly Full of meaning 17 What are "heaped on high horizons"? glassy lights bronze shadows fragrant portals mountainous atmospheres 18 What does the speaker ask Ramon Fernandez to do? Explain why the lights appeared the way they did Support his claims about the woman's genius Help him write a poem about the experience Explain who the woman was 19 What is a possible explanation for why Fernandez does not respond? The speaker does not ask loudly enough to be heard He was not as moved by the woman as the speaker was The experience is transcendent and beyond commentary He is still listening to the song 20 What does the phrase "blessed rage for order" most likely mean? The anger felt by poets at their inability to write The human urge to create systems of meaning Nature's constant motion towards simplicity and order The woman's fragile emotional state 21 What do the final phrases "ghostlier demarcations" and "keener sounds" refer to? The shadows on the horizon The sea at night Ramon Fernandez' confusion Artists' words 22 What was Wallace Stevens' connection to Key West? None; he imagined it He lived there He vacationed there He had read other poems about it 23 How would you describe Stevens' use of rhyme in this poem? Occasional sporadic rhymes No rhyme Intricate, consistent rhyme scheme Couplets ending each stanza 24 What is a somewhat hopeful message that the poem might have for artists? Their artwork is going to last forever Their creations can reshape the world They do not need nature to be inspired They should never listen to critics 25 And who is vitally important to the impact of an artistic creation, as suggested by the poem? The audience The Muses The literary establishment The friends of the artist