Stanza 1
The rhyme scheme does Arnold use throughout
What is free verse, iambic pentameter?
In the second stanza what the Greek author Arnold refers to
What is Sophocles?
The sea stands for
What is strong religious feelings the people of England once had?
The author is speaking to
Who is his companion?
The White Cliffs of Dover are in
Where is Kent, England?
The literacy device used in "the tide is full, the moon lies fair"
What is Caesura
The reference to Greek writings
What is Allusion?
"Lay like the folds of a bright girdle furled." is
What is a simile?
Arnold writes "To lie before us like a land of dreams" with this is infers
What is the world is a dream
The White Cliffs were important during
What is WWI and WWII
Arnold is known for using pathetic fallacy, what is this?
What is giving human emotion and conduct to things in nature?
Arnold's reference to "A Sea of Faith... retreating" means
What is England's weakening religious beliefs?
In the forth stanza Arnold is asking what of people
What is to be true to one another?
What is suicide?
"Upon the straits; on the French coast the light
Gleams and is gone; the cliffs of England stand" refers to
What is the White Cliffs of Dover?
The third stanza is a single extended form of what literacy device
What is Metaphor
The poem concludes with what outlook on the world
What is pessimistic?
The White Cliffs represent ______ and ______ for soldiers
What is peace and safety?
The Rhyme scheme used here "Begin, and cease, and then again begin"
What is Iambic Pentameter?
The author is mourning
What is decline in religious belief?
"And we are here as on a darkling plain
Swept with confused alarms of struggle and flight,
Where ignorant armies clash by night." infers
What is they are confused and fighting for things they do not truly understand?
The Harbor was built by _____ in the 1800's
Who are the Langdon Convict prisoners?