Dover Beach Quiz E3

Which of the following best describes the authors purpose in lines 1-5:

"The sea is calm tonight.

The tide is full, the moon lies fair

Upon the straits; on the French coast the light

Gleams and is gone; the cliffs of England stand,

Glimmering and vast, out in the tranquil bay."

• The author wants to describe the symbolism of the lighthouse

• The author wants to foreshadow for the rest of the poem.

• The author wants to use effective imagery for a literal description of the setting

• The author wants to show rhyming effectiveness.

The theme of stanza 3 (lines 21-28) is best described as:

"The Sea of Faith

Was once, too, at the full, and round earth’s shore

Lay like the folds of a bright girdle furled.

But now I only hear

Its melancholy, long, withdrawing roar,

Retreating, to the breath

Of the night-wind, down the vast edges drear

And naked shingles of the world."

• carpe diem

• man's relationship with women

• the end of suffering

• the loss of human spirituality

The author emphasizes detailed description of the sea throughout the poem in order to __________.

• create a narrative story

• allow others to take a reflective journey among life's ups and downs.

• highlight the perfect destination for his audience to take their next vacation

• give voice to his poem so it wouldn't seem boring

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which of the following best summarizes the main theme of the poem...

• The author describes the sea as the way people think.

• The author explains how struggles in life are only temporary

• The author describes the ultimate failure of religion

• The author compares peoples misery to a lighthouse

In lines 22-23, "Was once, too, at the full, and round earth’s shore Lay like the folds of a bright girdle furled." What does girdle most likely mean?

• Belt

• Holler

• Yelp

• Scream

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

In line 20, what does the word "it" most likely refer to?

"Sophocles long ago

Heard it on the Ægean, and it brought

Into his mind the turbid ebb and flow

Of human misery; we

Find also in the sound a thought,

Hearing it by this distant northern sea." 20

• Sophocles

• Aegean Sea

• Human misery

• A thought

The word 'grating' in this poem is an example of which poetic device?

• alliteration

• consonance

• onomatopoeia

• anaphora

How should we compare and contrast the speaker of "Dover Beach" to Tennyson's portrayal of Ulysses?

• both men posses strong faith, but Arnold's speaker desires adventure

• Ulysses wants to get married, unlike Matthew Arnold's speaker

• Both men are angry at the world, but Ulysses has a way to find happiness

• They both have a solution to the problems in the world around them, but Arnold's solution is found in true love

When this poem was written, England was ...

• overcome by crime and poverty

• desperately seeking past glory

• was the most powerful and scientific country in the world

• colonizing Venezuela

In the final stanza, Arnold uses words like 'ignorant' and 'clash' to create a final feeling of ...

• chaos

• peace

• solitude

• selection