Question

Which excerpt from Matthew Arnold’s “Dover Beach” most obviously symbolizes the impermanence of life? (1 point) • “…on the French coast, the light/Gleams and is gone…” • “Where the sea meets the moon-blanched land,/Listen!…” • “The sea is calm tonight./The tide is full, the moon lies fair…” • “…for the world, which seems/To lie before us like a land of dreams…”

Answer 1

Honors English 12 - 4.8.2 Test: The Victorian Age (1832 - 1901)

1. people who harvest

2. knight-in-training

3. distribute

4. remains as is

5. collects

6. generosity

7. care

8. King Arthur

9. It has increased the depth of his love for the departed.

10. the wish that he will meet God when he dies

11. "...on the French coast, the light/Gleams and is gone..."

12. "The land's sharp features seemed to be/ The Century's corpse outleant,"

13. has

14. is

15. cuisine

16. ordinary

17. caravan

18. One-eighth of my allowance goes into savings.

19. that

Answer 2

From the excerpt of "Dover Beach" by Matthew Arnold, the line "...on the French coast, the light/Gleams and is gone..." obviously symbolizes the impermanence of life. The light on the French coast is like an opportunity presented to us, once. We must be ready once this opportunity comes.