1 Who is the speaker of the poem addressing? His enemy His suit His wife Himself 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 Parody Pastiche Palinode Personification 4 The repetition of what adds cadence to the poem? Infinitives Interjections Participles Gerunds 5 What figure of speech is “you flap and hum/as if you were my soul”? Simile Synecdoche Irony Metonymy 6 Which challenge do the speaker and the suit NOT face together? Struggle Dirt Wind Night 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? Probably Usually Maybe Possibly 9 Which adjective does NOT describe the speaker’s relationship with the suit? Distant Intimate Routined Secure 10 How does the speaker assume he and his suit will die? Apart Together Never Soon 11 The repetition of “simple,” “sick” and “suit” is an example of Sibilance Pastiche Rhyme Acrostic 12 Which is NOT an example of alliteration in the poem? suit/sock walk/work people/phantoms darkness/dream 13 What time of day is described twice in the poem? Midnight Morning Evening Afternoon 14 Where did Neruda’s first Odes appear? Chapbook Television Newspaper Radio 15 The form of the poem is: Soliloquy Sonnet Iambic Pentameter Free verse 16 What was Neruda’s political party? Communist Royalist Republican Fascist 17 What was Neruda’s native country? Chile Venezuela Brazil Argentina 18 How did Neruda (most likely) die? Cancer Murder Heart Attack Old Age 19 The repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of a line is called Anachronism Anaphora Allegory Anapest 20 Wearing his suit allows the speaker to Get a job Dance Conduct business Walk 21 The speaker greets his suit with Joy Indifference Trepidation Respect 22 The speaker compares his suit to His wife His skin His bones His soul 23 What does the speaker imagine his suit getting stained by? Mud Tears Blood Sweat 24 The speaker forgets the suit because It is dead He is naked He changes his clothes They are one being 25 Where does the suit wait overnight for the speaker? Dresser Closet Chair Bureau