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