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