CTET PAPER II 2018 · PYQ · Poetry / Literary Comprehension · easy
What is 'breaking' in 'Break, Break, Break'?
Answer
The correct answer is A: The sea. In Tennyson's poem 'Break, Break, Break', the speaker addresses the sea: 'Break, Break, Break, / On thy cold gray stones, O Sea!' The waves of the sea are breaking on the cold gray stones. While the poem symbolically reflects the poet's broken heart over the loss of his…
A.The sea✓ Correct
B.Poet's heart
C.The wind
D.The sunshine through the clouds
Explanation
In Tennyson's poem 'Break, Break, Break', the speaker addresses the sea: 'Break, Break, Break, / On thy cold gray stones, O Sea!' The waves of the sea are breaking on the cold gray stones. While the poem symbolically reflects the poet's broken heart over the loss of his friend Arthur Hallam, the literal subject of 'breaking' is the sea. Hence (1) is correct.
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