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