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