The Tide Rises The Tide Falls

Who wrote this poem?

• William Shakespeare

• Robert Frost

• Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

• Emily Dickinson

In line 11, what are steeds?

• sea shells

• boats

• horses

• cows

What is the purpose of the repetition of the tide rising and falling in the poem?

• To make sure the reader knows the setting.
• To imitate the repetition of the waves.
• To make the poem sound more professional.
• To include a literary device,

"The little waves with their soft, white hands" is an example of what literary device?

• personification

• idiom

• simile

• alliteration

What is the setting of the pom?

• Afternoon

• Late at night

• Twilight

• Midnight

Which words best describe the overall mood of this poem?

• joyful and upbeat

• dishonest and sneaky

• melancholy and lonely

• crazy and unpredictable

You can infer from details in “The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls” that the traveler —

• dies

• disappears

• drowns

• is Longfellow

In “The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls,” the rising and falling of the tide suggests —

• waves of despair

• passage of time

• end of summer

• joy of life

You can infer from “The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls” that Longfellow —

• accepts the fact that

  life goes on after someone dies

• believes that people

  should fight against death

• believes that he will live

  forever through his poetry

• was very afraid of death

The theme of “The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls” is best stated as —

• humans have little

  control over their fate

• human life is long and

  part of an endless cycle

• the sea is dangerous yet

  sustains human life and hope

• the ocean goes on, but

  human life is limited