Dover Beach Quiz Questions And Answers

10 Questions | By Bettyvo | Updated: Mar 22, 2022 | Attempts: 27048

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Get ready for the best Dover Beach Quiz. Have you read the poem "Dover Beach" written by the famous English poet Matthew Arnold? If you are a fan of good poetry, then it would be a surprise if you haven't been through this excellent work of art. Are you ready to answer some exciting questions related to this poem? If your answer is yes, then let's wait for no further and dive into this quiz.

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1.

“Listen! You hear the grating roar” is an example of what?
- A.
  
  Personification
- B.
  
  Metaphor
- C.
  
  Pathos
- D.
  
  Onomatopoeia
2.

“Sophocles long ago/ Heard it on the Aegean, and it brought” is an example of what?
- A.
  
  Allusion
- B.
  
  Illusion
- C.
  
  Invocation
- D.
  
  Personification
3.

Which is an example of assonance?
- A.
  
  “Its melancholy, long, withdrawing roar.”
- B.
  
  "the sound a thought,/ Hearing it by this distant northern sea.”
- C.
  
  “ a bright girdle furled.”
- D.
  
  “…confused alarms of struggle and flight.”
4.

What does “The Sea of Faith symbolize”?
- A.
  
  World without hope
- B.
  
  Aegean Sea
- C.
  
  Unwavering belief
- D.
  
  Religion
5.

“Lay like the folds of a bright girdle furled” is an example of what?
- A.
  
  Consonance
- B.
  
  Metaphor
- C.
  
  Simile
- D.
  
  Personification
6.

“And naked shingles of the world” is an example of what?
- A.
  
  Simile
- B.
  
  Personification
- C.
  
  Alliteration
- D.
  
  Anaphora
7.

“The tide if full, the moon lies fair” is an example of what?
- A.
  
  Consonance
- B.
  
  Metaphor
- C.
  
  Imagery
- D.
  
  Allusion
8.

What is the rhyme scheme of the last stanza?
- A.
  
  Abbacddcc
- B.
  
  Ababcdcdd
- C.
  
  Varied rhyme scheme
- D.
  
  Free verse
9.

What is the best tone of “Dover Beach”?
- A.
  
  Enthusiastic
- B.
  
  Hopeful
- C.
  
  Pessimistic
- D.
  
  Tranquil
10.

“Nor certitude, nor peace, nor help for pain” is an example of what?
- A.
  
  Anaphora
- B.
  
  Allusion
- C.
  
  Analogy
- D.
  
  Anecdote