Directions: Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow by selecting the correct/most appropriate options. Break, Break, Break, On thy cold gray stones, O Sea! And I would that my tongue could utter The thoughts that arise in me. O, well for the fisherman's boy, That he shouts with his sister at play! O, well for the sailor lad, That he sings in his boat on the bay! And the stately ships go on To their haven under the hill; But O for the touch of a vanish'd hand, And the sound of a voice that is still! Break, Break, Break, At the foot of thy crags, O Sea! But the tender grace of a day that is dead Will never come back to me. The mood of the speaker in Break, Break, Break' is—
The mood of the speaker in "Break, Break, Break" is best described as somber and grieved, which aligns with Option 3. This poem, written by Alfred Lord Tennyson, reflects a deep sense of loss and mourning. The speaker is observing the relentless breaking of the sea waves against the cold gray stones, which serves as a metaphor for the unending nature of grief. The speaker expresses a longing for the…Read More
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