Question 1
Who wrote this poem ?
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Alexander Pope![]()
Lord Byron![]()
Matthew Arnold![]()
Thomas Gray
Question 2
When was he born ?
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1822![]()
1800![]()
1815![]()
1830
Question 3
When did he died ?
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1870![]()
1895![]()
1888![]()
1849
Question 4
When was Dover Beach published
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1867![]()
1840![]()
1829![]()
1848
Question 5
What period does it belong to ?
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Augustan age![]()
Romantic age![]()
Victorian age
Question 6
What is the most important theme ?
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Loss of faith![]()
The nature![]()
Despair![]()
Transcendentalism
Question 7
Why is the beginning of the poem misleading ?
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The sea is calm![]()
It is the night![]()
The speaker is happy
Question 8
What does the light represents ?
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Death![]()
A salvation / a beacon![]()
A lighthouse![]()
The diminishing faith of the people
Question 9
What does the receding sea represents ?
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The disappearance of the religion![]()
The fear of the![]()
Faith loosing ground to the science![]()
The loss of faith
Question 10
Is the poem written in iambs ?
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Yes. Refular iambic pentameter![]()
No![]()
Yes. Irregular iambic pentameter
Click here if you wish to read this hintUnstressed syllable followed by a stressed one
Question 11
What is the effect of those irregular iambs ?
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Nothing![]()
Despair![]()
Chaos
Question 12
What words illustrate the time who pass ?
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The tides & Sophocle![]()
The light & Sophocle![]()
The tides & dreams
Question 13
How are the tides used to express eternity ?
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The emotions associated to it![]()
The sounds it makes![]()
Movement of water
Question 14
What else do the tides allude to?
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Sadness that encompass the locutor![]()
The faith retreating from the land![]()
Nothing
Question 15
Why is the night used at the end of the poem ?
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To express calmness![]()
To express hapiness and protection![]()
To express fear and sadness
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