Break, Break, Break

by Alfred, Lord Tennyson

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Break, Break, Break Questions and Answers

What is a critical appreciation of "Break, Break, Break" by Alfred, Lord Tennyson?

What is the central idea of the poem "Break, Break, Break" by Alfred, Lord Tennyson?

Why is the sea a useful symbol in "Break, Break, Break"? Does the sea comfort the speaker?

What is the tone of the poem "Break, Break, Break"?

Do you think the title of the poem is appropriate?

Why does Alfred, Lord Tennyson compare himself to the sea in "Break, Break, Break"?

What is the meaning of the expression "foot of thy crags" in the poem "Break, Break, Break"?

What is the poet thinking of as he watches the waves in "Break, Break, Break"?

STANZA 3 What image of the sea is presented in stanza 3 and what is its allegorical function?What is the meaning of stately ships?What is the meaning of vanished hand?

Why does the poet repeat the word "Break"?

Is "Break, Break, Break" by Alfred, Lord Tennyson considered free verse?

How does the poem "Break, Break, Break" show that life and nature go on despite what happens to human beings?

What does the speaker wish for in the third stanza of "Break, Break, Break"?

Stanza 2:  What image of the sea is presented in stanza 2 and what are its functions? What is the allegorical meaning of stanza 2? How does stanza 2 contrast with stanza 1?

What is the mood of the poet depicted in the poem?

Compare the feelings of the poet and the other people mentioned in the poem.

How does Tennyson depict the sea and its surroundings in the poem "Break, Break, Break"?

What is the meaning and importance of "the sound of a voice that is still" in "Break, Break, Break"?

How does the speaker's demand that the sea "break" upon the shore relate to his personal sense of loss?

Why can't the poet say what is on his mind?

Who is the poet addressing in the first stanza of "Break, Break, Break"?

Analyze the image of the sea in the first stanza of "Break, Break, Break."

What are keywords, contrasts, images, metaphors, and settings that contribute to how the poem "Break, Break, Break" is constructed?

What does the image of the breaking waves convey in "Break, Break, Break"?

What sight makes the poet feel pensive in "Break, Break, Break"?

Why won't the “tender grace” come back in “Break, Break, Break”?

What does Tennyson's speaker lament in the poem "Break, Break, Break"?

Can you post a short version of the summary of "Break, Break, Break"?

In Alfred, Lord Tennyson's "Break, Break, Break", how many lines (which ones) display a strict anapestic pattern?

How does the poem show that life and nature go on despite what happens to human beings? Explain with an example of your own also.  

How is the nature depicted? How is the lyrical ego depicted? What is the relationship between the nature and the lyrical ego? What literary devices are used in this poem and what are their meanings?

Which two lines are not trimeter in this poem?

How does "Break, Break, Break" by Alfred, Lord Tennyson support or negate that deep sorrow may intensify one's reactions to seemingly trivial things?

STANZA 4 How does the image of the sea in stanza 4 compare to that in stanza 1?What feelings of the lyrical ego are conveyed in the last 2 lines of stanza 4?

What dose the poet ask the sea in "Break, Break, Break"?

Why isn't the grave a pleasant destination in "Break, Break, Break"?