Poetry Collection 1 Review

The ending of "The Seafarer" is best described as

• an attempt to persuade readers to live a holy life

• a description of a man's hard life on the sea

• a sailor's conversion to Christianity

• lamenting the lack of goodness in the world

Why does the speaker in "The Seafarer" continue to endure the challenges of life on the ocean?

• it is a lucrative profession

• he has no other options

• curiosity about the unknown

• regligious devotion

Which of the following best describes the beginning of "The Seafarer"?

• The earth has lost it's glory

• Life at sea is both exhilarating and wearisome

• Those who walk with God shall be rewarded

• Earthly possessions are rewarding

What does the speaker in "Dover Beach" say the world lacks?

• honor and dignity

• joy, love, and peace

• love, family, and comfort

• sadness, ignorance, and violence

Which of the following choices best describe the speaker in "Escape from the Old Country"? Choose two options.

• immigrant

• culturally torn

• born in America

• tourist

• culturally ignorant

Which of the following words would best describe a person stranded in the desert with no hope of rescue?

• fervent

• desolation

• blanch

• arugala

If a Fisher-Price car blanched after sitting in the sun, what best describes the change in the car?

• it melted

• it whitened

• it rotted and crumbled

• it became brittle

Choose the word that best completes the following sentence:

The _____ musicians performed every night for a year.

• desolation

• fervent

• blanch

• talented

In these lines from "The Seafarer," what is the speaker saying about the sea and heaven?

And yet my heart wanders away,

My soul roams with the sea, the whales'

Home, wandering to the widest corners

Of the world, returning ravenous with desire,

Flying solitary, screaming, exciting me,

To the open ocean, breaking oaths,

On the curve of a wave.

Thus the joys of God

Are fervent with life, where life itself

Fades quickly into the earth. The wealth

Of the world neither reaches to Heaven nor remains.

• The speaker is called to the sea to be farther from heaven.

• The speaker is called to the sea like his soul is calling for heaven.

• The speaker prefers to be on land than the sea.

• The speaker thinks that true life resides on earth.

Consider the following quote from "Dover Beach"

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...

What can you infer about Victorian people's attitude toward religion?

• Victorians were questioning religion

• Victorians always went to church to pray

• Victorians had a strong faith that was unshakable

• Victorians were opposed to poetry that lacked religious themes