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Poetry Analysis: The Sea at Night

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What is the mood of the sea described in the text?

Stormy
Foggy
Calm (correct)
Chaotic

In the poem, where does the moonlight fall according to the text?

In the forests
Over the deserts
On the mountains
Upon the straits (correct)

What sound is heard by the speaker in the text?

Church bells ringing
Birds chirping
Grating roar of pebbles (correct)
Whistling wind

Which historical figure is mentioned to have listened to a similar sound as in the text?

Sophocles (C) Signup and view all the answers

What did the Sea of Faith do according to the text?

Withdrawed (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the speaker's plea towards the end of the text?

Let us be true to one another (B) Signup and view all the answers

What imagery is used to describe the moon in the first stanza?

Gleaming and fleeting (B) Signup and view all the answers

What does the speaker suggest about human existence through the comparison with the Sea of Faith?

It is like a darkling plain with struggles and flight (D) Signup and view all the answers

What emotion does the sound of the waves evoke in the speaker?

Sadness (C) Signup and view all the answers

What does the speaker reflect on regarding Sophocles hearing a similar sound on the Ægean Sea?

The ebb and flow of human misery it brought to mind (C) Signup and view all the answers

What does the Sea of Faith symbolize in the text?

Certitude and peace (C) Signup and view all the answers

How does the speaker describe the current state of the Sea of Faith?

'Melancholy, long, withdrawing roar' (A) Signup and view all the answers

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