1. Which of the following does the narrator exclude from the mind of one who seeks to sail (ll. 44-47)?
(a) Joy in the world.
(b) Sadness and sorrow.
(c) The tumbling waves.
(d) Piles of silver.

2. The narrator states that “Joy is laid low, / the earth’s nobility grows old and withers, / just like every man throughout this middle-earth” (ll. 88-90). The sentence offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Simile.
(b) Analogy.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Conceit.

3. In the phrase “nor so bold in deeds, nor so beloved of his lord” (l. 41), how many times is the alliteration iterated?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

4. Whom does the narrator claim is beaten by bold deeds (l. 76)?
(a) The seafarer.
(b) The man in town.
(c) The devil.
(d) The eagle.

5. What has the fallen noble host lost (l. 86)?
(a) Sadness.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Tacos.
(d) Hunger.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the sentence “And so he who has tasted life’s joy in towns, / suffered few sad journeys, scarcely believes, / proud and puffed up with wine, what I, weary, / have often had to endure in my seafaring” (ll. 27-30), which of the following does NOT describe the “he” upon whom the narrator remarks?

2. Which of the following does he have "who hastens to sea" (l. 47)?

3. The phrase “roams widely over the whale’s home” (l. 60) offers an example of which of the following?

4. With what does the narrator remark a brother may wish to bury his brother (ll. 97-99)?

5. In l. 80, “delight among heaven’s host. The days are lost,” there is an example of which of the following?

(see the answer key)

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