1 Which of the following is a formal characteristic of the poem? Repeated refrains Short, clipped lines Acrostics Elaborate rhyme schemes 2 How many stanzas are in the poem? 7 3 1 4 3 What is the poem's rhyme scheme? AABAABABA ABBAABBACDCCDC ABCBADCD It has no regular rhyme scheme 4 Which of the following is not a metaphorical motif in the poem? Nature Medicine and hospitals Weapons and war Ships and navigation 5 Which of the following are juxtaposed in the poem? The speaker and the fisherman The ocean and land The tuna and its prey The outdoor market and the supermarket 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"? To get rid of or move away from something A species of prehistoric sea creature 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? Portuguese Spanish French Italian 9 What does the french word abîme, used in this poem, most closely translate to? Sunbeam Abyss Abhor Absence 10 What is the poem's meter? Iambic pentameter It has no regular meter Dactylic pentameter Spondaic hexameter 11 Which sound creates alliteration in the line "sappy as a sprung fir"? A I F S 12 The phrase "fins fletched" is an example of which of the following? Anaphora Simile Sibilance Alliteration 13 What does the poet most likely want to convey with the word "varnished"? That the tuna is shiny That the tuna is elusive That the tuna is strong That the tuna is artificial 14 What does the word "catafalque" mean? A South American brand of truck A crown worn by royalty A marine ecosystem A platform that holds a coffin 15 Which of the following best describes an ode? A poem praising or addressing an individual or object A poem written in the second person A poem that takes the form of a dialogue between two individuals A poem persuading an addressee 16 What role do images of vegetables play in the poem? They offer a contrast with the tuna They bring taste-based imagery to the work They symbolize the speaker's wealth They offer clues about the nearby terrain and society 17 Which word best describes the poem's tone? Disgusted Reverent Fearful Tired 18 Which of the following does NOT describe the tuna as the narrator imagines it? Careful Strong Fast Purposeful 19 Which phrase contains prominent use of assonance? "always renewed, / locked into the current..." "your flanks and prow / black / and slippery..." “only you / lived through / the sea's truth…” "once seed to sea-quake, /tidal wave..." 20 Which is not a theme of this poem? Human consumption Animals and interspecies relationships Death Marriage 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? Unbeatable Undesirable Unknowable Inedible 23 Who is the poem's speaker? A tuna A fisherman An unidentified person A child 24 Which of the following statements is true? The speaker admires the tuna's range and depth of experiences The speaker wants to buy the tuna, but cannot afford seafood The speaker is afraid of the tuna, though less so by the poem's end The speaker is increasingly frustrated that the tuna cannot communicate 25 Which of the following is an example of irony? The merchant's unwillingness to sell his prize catch The speaker's insistence that death is merely a new experience for the tuna The speaker's anger at the tuna The tuna's desire to be caught and eaten