A. It is a dramatic monologue.
B. Like earlier Romantic lyrics, it takes a natural setting as an occasion for philosophical reflection.
C. It has a melancholic tone.
D. It envisions Christianity as eternal.
Related Mcqs:
- In Matthew Arnold’s poem “Dover Beach,” the speaker refers to the “melancholy, long, withdrawing roar” of “The Sea of Faith.” This reference alludes to which of the following ?
A. The Protestant Reformation
B. Religious interpretations of changes to the oceans
C. The decline of religion’s importance in the modern West
D. His lover’s betrayal - Complete the following sentence. Matthew Arnold’s poem “Dover Beach” is illustrative of modernist poetry, because it________________?
A. employs free verse.
B. has an undertow of nihilism.
C. is chauvinistic about British “exceptionalism.”
D. was composed between WW I and WW II. - For what do Matthew Arnold’s moral investment in nonfiction and Walter Pater’s aesthetic investment together pave the way ?
A. a renewed secularism in the twentieth century
B. modern literary criticism
C. late “nineteenth-century and early” twentieth-century satirical drama
D. the surrealist movement - Matthew Arnold;s Thyrsis is an elegy written on the death of______________?
A. Arthur Hallam
B. Milton
C. Edward King
D. Hugh Clough - From where Matthew Arnold took the story for his Sohras and Rustam ?
A. Arabian Nights
B. Canterbury Tales
C. Shah Namah
D. Pilgrims Progress - For what do Matthew Arnold’s moral investment in nonfiction and Walter Pater’s aesthetic investment together pave the way ?
A. a renewed secularism in the twentieth century
B. modern literary criticism
C. late nineteenth-century and earlytwentieth- century satirical drama
D. the surrealist movement - Which of the following does NOT accurately characterize Jane Eyre’s relationship to other literary works ?
A. Like Great Expectations, Jane Eyre addresses the power of wealth and class.
B. Like “Dover Beach,” Jane Eyre mourns the diminishing power of Christian faith.
C. Through Rochester, Jane Eyre develops a Byronic hero.
D. Like Great Expectations, Jane Eyre can be read as a bildungsroman. - Which of the following statements does NOT accurately characterize a lyric poem ?
A. The lyric poem is a popular form in the Romantic era.
B. The lyric poem has a song-like quality.
C. The lyric poem creates a personal sense of emotion.
D. The lyric poem focuses on action. - Which of the following elements DOES NOT characterize epic poetry ?
A. An Epic Council
B. An “Arming of the Hero” Scene
C. A “Tragic Recognition” Speech
D. An Invocation to the Muse - Which of the following statements does NOT characterize the poet e. e. cummings ?
A. Ivy League educated
B. Active pacifist during both world wars
C. Popularized the use of free verse
D. A private and self-effacing person
