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