Ring Out, Wild Bells

What does the speaker mean by the following line form "Ring Out, Wild Bells"?
Ring our false pride in place and blood,

• Send away false pride in one's social position or birth.

• Send away pride, which is a false value that keeps us from forgiving loved ones.

• Send away false pride instead of true pride in one's family background.

• Send away false pride in wealth or skill at warfare.

Ring out, wild bells, to the wild sky, The flying cloud, the frosty light; The year is dying in the night; Ring out, wild bells, and let him die. Ring out the old, ring in the new, Ring, happy bells, across the snow: The year is going, let him go; Ring out the false, ring in the true. Ring out the grief that saps the mind, For those that here we see no more, Ring out the feud of rich and poor, Ring in redress to all mankind. Ring out a slowly dying cause, And ancient forms of party strife; Ring in the nobler modes of life, With sweeter manners, purer laws. -Lord Alfred Tennyson Read the above poem and answer the following question: The occasion associated with these lines is ___.

• Thanksgiving

• New year

• Christmas

• Summer

Ring out, wild bells, to the wild sky, The flying cloud, the frosty light; The year is dying in the night; Ring out, wild bells, and let him die. Ring out the old, ring in the new, Ring, happy bells, across the snow: The year is going, let him go; Ring out the false, ring in the true. Ring out the grief that saps the mind, For those that here we see no more, Ring out the feud of rich and poor, Ring in redress to all mankind. Ring out a slowly dying cause, And ancient forms of party strife; Ring in the nobler modes of life, With sweeter manners, purer laws. -Lord Alfred Tennyson Read the above poem and answer the following: The poet wants the New year to bring ______.

• happiness and joy

• truth

• sweeter manner and purer laws

• all of these

Ring out, wild bells, to the wild sky, The flying cloud, the frosty light; The year is dying in the night; Ring out, wild bells, and let him die. Ring out the old, ring in the new, Ring, happy bells, across the snow: The year is going, let him go; Ring out the false, ring in the true. Ring out the grief that saps the mind, For those that here we see no more, Ring out the feud of rich and poor, Ring in redress to all mankind. Ring out a slowly dying cause, And ancient forms of party strife; Ring in the nobler modes of life, With sweeter manners, purer laws. -Lord Alfred Tennyson Read the above poem and answer the following: The poet is making a ______.

• prayer

• speech

• request

• none

Ring out, wild bells, to the wild sky,
The flying cloud, the frosty light;
The year is dying in the night;
Ring out, wild bells, and let him die.
Ring out the old, ring in the new,
Ring, happy bells, across the snow:
The year is going, let him go;
Ring out the false, ring in the true.
Ring out the grief that saps the mind,
For those that here we see no more,
Ring out the feud of rich and poor,
Ring in redress to all mankind.
Ring out a slowly dying cause,
And ancient forms of party strife;
Ring in the nobler modes of life,
With sweeter manners, purer laws.
-Lord Alfred Tennyson

Read the above poem and answer the following:

The word which means the opposite of 'modern' is ______.

• happy

• noble

• ancient

• strife

What is the main theme of the poem 'Ring Out, Wild Bells'?

• A) Renewal and change

• B) Love and romance

• C) War and peace

• D) Nature and environment

In the poem 'Ring Out, Wild Bells', what does the poet want to 'ring out'?

• A) Joy and happiness

• B) Falsehood and grief

• C) Wealth and prosperity

• D) Love and friendship

Which literary device is predominantly used in 'Ring Out, Wild Bells'?

• A) Metaphor

• B) Simile

• C) Alliteration

• D) Personification

What does the phrase 'ring in the true' suggest in the poem?

• A) Embrace honesty and integrity

• B) Welcome new technology

• C) Celebrate wealth

• D) Invite new friendships

Who is the author of 'Ring Out, Wild Bells'?

• A) William Wordsworth

• B) Lord Alfred Tennyson

• C) Robert Frost

• D) Emily Dickinson