1 Which of the following is a formal characteristic of the poem? Elaborate rhyme schemes Repeated refrains Acrostics Short, clipped lines 2 How many stanzas are in the poem? 7 4 3 1 3 What is the poem's rhyme scheme? ABCBADCD AABAABABA ABBAABBACDCCDC It has no regular rhyme scheme 4 Which of the following is not a metaphorical motif in the poem? Weapons and war Medicine and hospitals Nature Ships and navigation 5 Which of the following are juxtaposed in the poem? The ocean and land The outdoor market and the supermarket The tuna and its prey The speaker and the fisherman 6 How long are the poem's stanzas? They are sestets They are quatrains They are couplets They differ in length 7 What is meant by the word "torpedo"? A species of prehistoric sea creature To get rid of or move away from something A popular food brand in the mid-twentieth century A type of weapon that reaches its target through water 8 In which language was this poem originally written? French Spanish Italian Portuguese 9 What does the french word abîme, used in this poem, most closely translate to? Sunbeam Abyss Absence Abhor 10 What is the poem's meter? Dactylic pentameter Spondaic hexameter It has no regular meter Iambic pentameter 11 Which sound creates alliteration in the line "sappy as a sprung fir"? I F A S 12 The phrase "fins fletched" is an example of which of the following? Sibilance Alliteration Anaphora Simile 13 What does the poet most likely want to convey with the word "varnished"? That the tuna is shiny That the tuna is strong That the tuna is elusive That the tuna is artificial 14 What does the word "catafalque" mean? A marine ecosystem A South American brand of truck A crown worn by royalty A platform that holds a coffin 15 Which of the following best describes an ode? A poem written in the second person A poem that takes the form of a dialogue between two individuals A poem persuading an addressee A poem praising or addressing an individual or object 16 What role do images of vegetables play in the poem? They bring taste-based imagery to the work They symbolize the speaker's wealth They offer a contrast with the tuna They offer clues about the nearby terrain and society 17 Which word best describes the poem's tone? Disgusted Tired Fearful Reverent 18 Which of the following does NOT describe the tuna as the narrator imagines it? Purposeful Careful Strong Fast 19 Which phrase contains prominent use of assonance? “only you / lived through / the sea's truth…” "your flanks and prow / black / and slippery..." "always renewed, / locked into the current..." "once seed to sea-quake, /tidal wave..." 20 Which is not a theme of this poem? Human consumption Marriage Death Animals and interspecies relationships 21 What does the tuna most closely symbolize? Knowledge, experience, and worldliness Innocence and inexperience Cruelty and brutality Luxury and expense 22 What does the word "unfathomable" most closely mean when used in the poem? Undesirable Unknowable Unbeatable Inedible 23 Who is the poem's speaker? A child An unidentified person A tuna A fisherman 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 tuna's desire to be caught and eaten The speaker's insistence that death is merely a new experience for the tuna The speaker's anger at the tuna The merchant's unwillingness to sell his prize catch