1 What is the primary sense evoked throughout the poem? Sight Smell Hearing Touch 2 What is the speaker doing while the woman sings? Anchoring his fishing boat Looking at the town Listening with his friend Walking alongside her 3 What literary device is Stevens using when describing the sea's "voice"? Irony Personification Metonymy Foreshadowing 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 sound the exact same They are clashing with each other They are blended together 5 What word best describes the role of the woman? Antagonist Critic Creator Audience 6 To what role is Ramon Fernandez most comparable? Master craftsman Musician Inferior poet Literary critic 7 Which of the following is NOT a suitable adjective to describe the sea in this poem? mysterious inspiring vast onmipotent 8 In the speaker's mind, what transformation does the sea undergo from the poem's beginning to its end? from silent to harmonious from ugly to beautiful from weak to powerful 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? words volume passion melody 10 Other than the water, what component of nature does the speaker definitely listen to? the trees the birds the thunder the wind 11 What sight becomes more poignant or "acute" under the influence of the woman's song? the horizon the woman herself the coral the crashing waves 12 Which of the following is the most likely meaning of "body wholly body"? physical form and nothing else physically present, in the moment completely alive motionless and dead 13 What does the woman 'measure to the hour'? the night's beauty the wind's emptiness the sea's rage the sky's solitude 14 What does the speaker say about the world the woman inhabits while singing? She inhabits a world created by her singing She enters the world of the sea She inhabits no world but the real one She inhabits the world created by the poem 15 What is the speaker searching for when he writes: we "knew / That we should ask this often as she sang"? A way to understand the sea The spirit responsible for the song The meaning of the woman's words The dark voice of the sea 16 What does the speaker say the voice of the sky would be, without any human component? Full of meaning Orderly Beautiful beyond measure Empty air 17 What are "heaped on high horizons"? glassy lights mountainous atmospheres bronze shadows fragrant portals 18 What does the speaker ask Ramon Fernandez to do? Support his claims about the woman's genius Explain who the woman was Help him write a poem about the experience Explain why the lights appeared the way they did 19 What is a possible explanation for why Fernandez does not respond? The experience is transcendent and beyond commentary He was not as moved by the woman as the speaker was 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 sea at night Ramon Fernandez' confusion The shadows on the horizon Artists' words 22 What was Wallace Stevens' connection to Key West? None; he imagined it He vacationed there He had read other poems about it He lived there 23 How would you describe Stevens' use of rhyme in this poem? No rhyme Couplets ending each stanza Occasional sporadic rhymes Intricate, consistent rhyme scheme 24 What is a somewhat hopeful message that the poem might have for artists? They should never listen to critics Their creations can reshape the world Their artwork is going to last forever They do not need nature to be inspired 25 And who is vitally important to the impact of an artistic creation, as suggested by the poem? The Muses The audience The literary establishment The friends of the artist