1 Which of the following is a formal characteristic of the poem? Repeated refrains Short, clipped lines Acrostics Elaborate rhyme schemes 2 How many stanzas are in the poem? 4 3 7 1 3 What is the poem's rhyme scheme? ABBAABBACDCCDC It has no regular rhyme scheme AABAABABA ABCBADCD 4 Which of the following is not a metaphorical motif in the poem? Weapons and war Nature Medicine and hospitals Ships and navigation 5 Which of the following are juxtaposed in the poem? The outdoor market and the supermarket The speaker and the fisherman The tuna and its prey The ocean and land 6 How long are the poem's stanzas? They are quatrains They are sestets They differ in length They are couplets 7 What is meant by the word "torpedo"? A type of weapon that reaches its target through water To get rid of or move away from something A species of prehistoric sea creature A popular food brand in the mid-twentieth century 8 In which language was this poem originally written? Italian French Spanish Portuguese 9 What does the french word abîme, used in this poem, most closely translate to? Sunbeam Abyss Abhor Absence 10 What is the poem's meter? Iambic pentameter Spondaic hexameter It has no regular meter Dactylic pentameter 11 Which sound creates alliteration in the line "sappy as a sprung fir"? A I F S 12 The phrase "fins fletched" is an example of which of the following? Simile Anaphora Sibilance Alliteration 13 What does the poet most likely want to convey with the word "varnished"? That the tuna is artificial That the tuna is shiny That the tuna is strong That the tuna is elusive 14 What does the word "catafalque" mean? A South American brand of truck A platform that holds a coffin A crown worn by royalty A marine ecosystem 15 Which of the following best describes an ode? A poem persuading an addressee A poem written in the second person A poem that takes the form of a dialogue between two individuals A poem praising or addressing an individual or object 16 What role do images of vegetables play in the poem? They bring taste-based imagery to the work They symbolize the speaker's wealth They offer a contrast with the tuna They offer clues about the nearby terrain and society 17 Which word best describes the poem's tone? Fearful Tired Reverent Disgusted 18 Which of the following does NOT describe the tuna as the narrator imagines it? Careful Fast Purposeful Strong 19 Which phrase contains prominent use of assonance? "your flanks and prow / black / and slippery..." "once seed to sea-quake, /tidal wave..." "always renewed, / locked into the current..." “only you / lived through / the sea's truth…” 20 Which is not a theme of this poem? Death Marriage Human consumption Animals and interspecies relationships 21 What does the tuna most closely symbolize? Luxury and expense Innocence and inexperience Knowledge, experience, and worldliness Cruelty and brutality 22 What does the word "unfathomable" most closely mean when used in the poem? Unbeatable Inedible Unknowable Undesirable 23 Who is the poem's speaker? A tuna A child An unidentified person A fisherman 24 Which of the following statements is true? The speaker is afraid of the tuna, though less so by the poem's end The speaker is increasingly frustrated that the tuna cannot communicate The speaker wants to buy the tuna, but cannot afford seafood The speaker admires the tuna's range and depth of experiences 25 Which of the following is an example of irony? The speaker's insistence that death is merely a new experience for the tuna The tuna's desire to be caught and eaten The speaker's anger at the tuna The merchant's unwillingness to sell his prize catch