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WorksheetsDover Beach Quiz
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 17mins
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 sea and its wondrous details
The author wants to foreshadow for the rest of the poem.
The author wants to describe effective imagery to further enhance the descriptive features of the poem.
The author wants to show rhyming effectiveness.
Which definition best describes the word "Cadence" in line 13?
"With tremulous cadence slow, and bring"
the flow or rhythm of events
a high pitched noise
the beat of a mechanical sound
a general modulation of a voice
At the end of paragraph 1, what mood has the author laid out for his audience.
thought-provoking but profound
melancholy but somber
descriptive but serious
sad but grave
In the phrase "Into his mind the turbid ebb and flow of human history" functions primarily as...
benevolent and loving
comical and amusing
depressed and dejected
obscure and confused
The quotation "Sophocles long ago" signal a shift from...
introduction to imagery
imagery to the description of humans suffering from misery
description to the imagery of the sea
the imagery of the misery of humans to the sea
The authors rhetorical strategy in the entire text is to _______.
allow his audience to take away effective descriptive skills and tips.
persuade and inform those who have no knowledge of beaches that they are dark and evil.
argue that life has no meaning or purpose and to convey his argument through adjectives and rhetorical structure.
be honest about how dark and scary life can be sometimes explaining that point through deep context and imagery.
The theme of paragraph 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."
life and existence
man and natural world
suffering
spirituality
What does the word "shingles" refer to in line 28?
"And naked shingles of the world"
Locks
Gloves
Rocks
Tree
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
What rhetorical functions are used effectively by Arnold in Paragraph 4 (lines 29-37)?
antithesis, rhyming, metaphor,
rhyming, anaphora, parellism
irony, rhyming, allusion,
alliteration, parellism, rhyming
Which of the following best summarizes the main topic of the passage...
The author describes the sea as the way people think.
The author explains how struggles in life are alike the beach.
The author summarizes that the sea is like the world around us.
The author compares peoples misery to the lake.
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
How does the author shift in tone from Paragraph 3 to Paragraph 4?
sad to happy
depressed to hopeful
reflective to buoyant
cautious to abrasive
The speakers attitude is best described as one of...
Enthusiastic
Thoughtful
Depressed
Careless
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
Which of the following best describes the authors tools he uses in order to effectively structure the poem?
Rhetorical devices, mood, and irony help balance the poems humorous features
Line length, word placement, and multiple anaphoras in order to confuse his audience.
Adjectives, melancholy descriptions, and dark tone give the piece a depressed vibe.
Line length, enjambment and internal rhyme are used to add structure and depth to the poem.
What rhetoric device is used in lines 23 and 31?
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
Anaphora
