1 Who is the speaker of the poem addressing? His suit Himself His enemy His wife 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 Personification Pastiche Palinode Parody 4 The repetition of what adds cadence to the poem? Interjections Infinitives Gerunds Participles 5 What figure of speech is “you flap and hum/as if you were my soul”? Metonymy Synecdoche Irony Simile 6 Which challenge do the speaker and the suit NOT face together? Night Wind Struggle Dirt 7 What does the word “Still” mean in this poem? deep silence and calm nevertheless; all the same happening before now and continuing into the present not moving or making a sound 8 Which qualifier does the poem repeat at the end? Maybe Probably Usually Possibly 9 Which adjective does NOT describe the speaker’s relationship with the suit? Routined Intimate Secure Distant 10 How does the speaker assume he and his suit will die? Soon Together Never Apart 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? darkness/dream suit/sock people/phantoms walk/work 13 What time of day is described twice in the poem? Evening Morning Midnight Afternoon 14 Where did Neruda’s first Odes appear? Chapbook Newspaper Television Radio 15 The form of the poem is: Iambic Pentameter Free verse Sonnet Soliloquy 16 What was Neruda’s political party? Fascist Royalist Republican Communist 17 What was Neruda’s native country? Argentina Venezuela Brazil Chile 18 How did Neruda (most likely) die? Cancer Old Age Heart Attack Murder 19 The repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of a line is called Anaphora Anapest Anachronism Allegory 20 Wearing his suit allows the speaker to Conduct business Get a job Walk Dance 21 The speaker greets his suit with Trepidation Indifference Joy Respect 22 The speaker compares his suit to His skin His soul His wife His bones 23 What does the speaker imagine his suit getting stained by? Sweat Tears Mud Blood 24 The speaker forgets the suit because He is naked He changes his clothes They are one being It is dead 25 Where does the suit wait overnight for the speaker? Dresser Bureau Closet Chair