ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

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LITERATURE QUESTIONS

TRANSCENDENTALISM LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Look at the following line."The tide rises, the tide falls."This line uses:
A
repetition
B
rhyme
C
simile
D
metaphor
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The lines follow the pattern of AABBA AACCA AADDA. The last line of each stanza is what is known as a refrain. The same exact phrase, “And the tide rises, the tide falls, ” is repeated word for word.

Detailed explanation-2: -How does the repetition of the “the tide rises, the tide falls” express the poems theme? The repetition suggests the continuous motion of the sea. This supports the theme that human life and works are transitory.

Detailed explanation-3: -The tide falls (that fall here is a metaphor for death, as in “he fell in battle") and it’s twilight, which is the “death” of daytime. As well, the traveler’s footprints are being washed away ("effaced"). Even though the traveler is dead, though, life goes on.

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