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?

<p>Sophocles (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Withdrawed (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

<p>Gleaming and fleeting (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

<p>Sadness (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

What does the Sea of Faith symbolize in the text?

<p>Certitude and peace (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>'Melancholy, long, withdrawing roar' (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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