IGCSE Literature Dover Beach by Matthew Arnold

The poem opens with an atmosphere of

• uncertainty and vague threats

• calm, soothing security and peace

• noise, chaos and danger

• absurd humour and ridiculous jokes

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The poem is describing the sea and cliffs of Dover...

• overlooking the English Channel on a quiet evening with the moon in the sky

• overlooking the English Channel on a quiet morning as the sun rises

• overlooking the Irish Sea on a quiet evening with the moon in the sky

• overlooking the English Channel on a quiet morning as the sun sets

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The calm sea, solid cliffs and tranquil weather suggest security and permanence which is an example of

• sympathetic failure where weather and environment reflect human emotions

• pathetic fallacy where weather and environment reflect human emotions

• pathetic failure where weather and environment reflect human emotions

• sympathetic fallacy where weather and environment reflect human emotions

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First stanza words such as gleams, glimmering, fair and light suggest that...

• it is almost daytime and the sun is rising

• although it is night, there is light and beauty in the world

• it is a dark, cloudy night where nothing can be seen

• there is a magician lighting up the sky

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The form of the poem is...

• a Petrachan sonnet

• free verse

• free or open verse but using some elements of the sonnet

• an unusually complex haiku that breaks all the rules

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What aspect of the environment is personified when it is described as using pebbles to 'fling' ?

• The wind

• The sunshine

• The horses

• The sea

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In the second part of the poem, words such as 'moon-blanched', 'grating roar' and 'tremulous cadence' suggest that

• the world is about to end

• there is more pain, turmoil and insecurity that the narrator initially thought

• the narrator is struggling to get to sleep

• the beach is very busy with tourists

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The movement of senses and imagery in the poem is from

• Sound > Sight

• Sight > Sound

• Smell > Sight

• Smell > Touch

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These two lines use the type of alliteration known as

• sibilance

• fricative

• guttural

• glottal

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The ancient Greek philosopher and playwright Sophocles appears in the poem suggesting that

• Sophocles was still alive when the poem was written

• Sophocles was a symbol of the foundations of knowledge and security

• the Greeks had better heroes than in modern times

• Arnold wishes he was able to write plays too

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