Psalm of Life/Tide Rises

The two poems are similar because they

depict nature as lasting forever

The line: "The little waves, with their soft, white hands" is an example of which poetic device

Personification

What time frame do the events of "The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls" happen in?

Twilight to dawn

Name the work of the following passage: "Darkness settles on roofs and walls,/ But the sea in the darkness calls and calls"

"The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls

Name the work of the following lines come from: " The steeds in their stalls/Stamp and neigh, as the hostler call;"

"The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls"

The speaker in "A Psalm of Life" highlights life's difficulties when he or she says life is like

A field of battle

What does the speaker say you should do in lines 21-23 of "A Psalm of Life"

Act in the present instead of the past or future

In "The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls" lines 1 and 2 are an example of which poetic device

Couplet

"The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls" begins at twilight and ends at

Dawn

In the traditional poem "A Psalm of Life," Longfellow most likely uses end rhymes in lines 29 and 31 to

Emphasize the connection of all people

In the first stanza of "The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls" the poet develops the idea of

Endless tides

Longfellow may use the rhyme scheme in the fifth stanza of "A Psalm of Life" to help you remember that you should

Engage in life instead of watch it go by

What image do both poets use to discuss human acts

Footprints

Based upon the poem, why would you infer the traveler is returning to town?

He is heading home before darkness

Reread the sixth stanza of "A Psalm of Life". What two things does the speaker say you need to live life fully

Heart and god

Name the author of the following lines: "The steeds in their stalls/stamp and neigh, as the hostler call;"

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Name the author of the following lines: "Darkness settles on roofs and walls,/ But the sea in the darkness calls and calls"

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

What does the speaker of "The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls" explain about human life

It ends, but the world continues

The speaker of "A Psalm of Life" would most likely describe life as a

Journey

What is the basic meaning of stanza 8 of the traditional prom "A Psalm of Life"

Leave behind acts from which others will learn

What is the speaker saying in lines 9-12 of "A Psalm of Life"

Life is a journey

In "The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls" which line best exemplifies aspects of romanticism

Line 9

The two poems are different because

One depicts nature as caring and the other depicts nature as indifferent to human life

Name the literary device being employed: "The steeds in their stalls/stamp and neigh, as the hostler calls"

Onomatopoeia

Name the literary device being employed: "Darkness settles on roofs and walls,/ But the sea in the darkness calls and calls"

Personification

The word hasten in line 4 is defined as

Quickly

The line "And The Tide Rises and the tides falls" is best described as which poetic device

Refrain

What is the basic meaning of the first stanza of the traditional poem "The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls"

The Tide Rises and falls and the birds sing as the travel goes towards town

What does the repetitive rhyme scheme emphasize in "The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls"

The everlasting quality of nature

How does the poet use rhyme between the stanzas to emphasize the performance of the tides of "The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls"

The first, second, and last lines of each stanza rhyme

How are the traveler and the hostler in "The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls" different

The hostler interacts with nature and the traveler passes by nature

Lines 6-7 of "The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls" most likely highlight Longfellow's view that

Time passes without concern for humans

From reading the poem, the time of the day the poem takes place is best described as which of the following

Twilight