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. What is 'breaking' in 'Break, Break, Break'?
The correct answer to the question "What is 'breaking' in 'Break, Break, Break'?" is Option 1: The sea. 1. Explanation for Option 1: The phrase "Break, Break, Break" is a direct address to the sea, as indicated by the line "On thy cold gray stones, O Sea!" This line clearly establishes that the poet is speaking to the sea, which is breaking against the stones. The repetition of the word…Read More
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