WorksheetsDover Beach
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
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
What aspect of the environment is personified when it is described as using pebbles to 'fling' ?
The wind
The sunshine
The horses
The sea
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
What techniques does Arnold use in the following lines to suggest the waves of the sea and the tide pulling in and out: "Begin, and cease, and then again begin, With tremulous cadence slow, and bring The eternal note of sadness in. "
pathetic fallacy
trochaic inversion
internal rhyme and fricative alliteration
enjambment, caesura and a type of repetition called polysyndeton,
"To one another! for the world, which seems
To lie before us like a land of dreams,
So various, so beautiful, so new"
The simile used in these lines suggests that:
Arnold is very optimistic that the future will be better than the past
Arnold thinks that optimism about modernity is attractive but not real
Arnold thinks the Dover Beach is very beautiful
Arnold was describing a dream he had
which genre is Dover Beach related to ?
short story
poem
Drama
essay
who is the poem written by ?
Bessie Head
Robert Frost
Matthew Arnold
None
Who wrote Dover Beach?
Matthew Arnold
Mark Twain
Pocahontas
Allison Goodman
Which of the following best describes the authors purpose in lines 1-5:
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.
What is the central theme of 'Dover Beach'?
A) The beauty of nature
B) The conflict between science and religion
C) The loss of faith and certainty
D) The joy of love
Which literary device is predominantly used in 'Dover Beach' to convey the poem's mood?
A) Metaphor
B) Simile
C) Alliteration
D) Imagery
In 'Dover Beach', what does the 'Sea of Faith' symbolize?
A) The power of the ocean
B) The strength of human belief
C) The decline of religious faith
D) The beauty of the natural world
What is the tone of the poem 'Dover Beach'?
A) Joyful and celebratory
B) Melancholic and reflective
C) Angry and resentful
D) Excited and hopeful
How does the speaker in 'Dover Beach' view the world?
A) As a place full of hope and opportunity
B) As a land of dreams and beauty
C) As a place of confusion and uncertainty
D) As a paradise of peace and tranquility
What is the effect of the poem's setting in 'Dover Beach'?
A) It highlights the beauty of the natural landscape
B) It contrasts the calm sea with the turmoil of human life
C) It emphasizes the isolation of the speaker
D) It creates a sense of timelessness
