CROSSING THE BAR – MCQ QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS – ISC CLASS 11 AND 12 ENGLISH

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1. What is the main theme of the poem “Crossing the Bar”?

1. Struggles in life
2. The idea of death and afterlife, and finding peace in it
3. Love and friendship
4. The poem is a love letter that the poet had written

2. What figure of speech had been significantly used in the poem?

1. Simile
2. Climax
3. Oxymoron
4. Metaphor

3. What do the phrases “sunset” and “evening star” denote in the poem?

1. The speaker is mentioning that their time on earth is nearing an end
2. The poet is talking about beautiful sunsets
3. The poet wants to express how beautiful the nights can be
4. The speaker is talking about a geographical location

4. How has the poet described the notion of ‘death’ in the poem?

1. Something peaceful and seamless
2. Something scary and eerie
3. Something very chaotic
4. Something very cheerful and positive

5. What does the poet mean by “clear call”?

1. A phone call from a dear friend
2. Call coming from the God himself
3. A call from the speaker’s mother
4. A general phone call from some stranger

6. The idea of death has been talked about from which religion’s perspective?

1. Christianity
2. Judaism
3. Hinduism
4. Buddhism

7. “Sunset and evening star”- Identify the figure of speech.

1. Antithesis
2. Alliteration.
3. Hyperbole
4. Imagery

8. “Crossing the bar” is the metaphor for what?

1. Happiness
2. Death
3. Life
4. Old age

9. “I hope to see my Pilot face to face

When I have crost the bar.”- Identify the figure of speech.

1. Metaphor
2. Imagery
3. Enjambment
4. Personification

10. What is the rhyming scheme in the poem?

1. abab…
2. abba…
3. aabb…
4. abbb…

11. Lord Alfred Tennyson belonged to which era?

1. Victorian era
2. Neoclassical era
3. Georgian era
4. Middle English era

12. Where was Lord Alfred Tennyson born?

1. Leeds, England
2. Somersby, England
3. Worcester, England
4. London, England

13. Which of the following had not been talked about in the poem?

1. Afterlife
2. Struggle
3. Death
4. Peace

14. What does the term “moaning” in the first stanza symbolize?

1. Noises
2. Pain & agony
3. Laughter
4. Sounds of the sea

15. What does the poet want to do after crossing the sandbar?

1. The poet wants to meet the pilot (God) once he crosses the sandbar
2. The poet just wants to rest
3. The poet wants to be born again
4. The poet wants to go back to his old life

16. What does the poet mean by the phrase “bourne of Time and Place”?

1. Time and space are limited
2. The poet has unlimited time on the earth
3. The poet is talking about the time that he wants to give to his family
4. The poet is talking about the time that has gone by

Answers:

1. B) The idea of death and afterlife, and finding peace in it.
2. D) Metaphor.
3. A) The speaker is mentioning that their time on earth is nearing an end.
4. A) Something peaceful and seamless.
5. B) Call coming from the God himself.
6. A) Christianity.
7. B) Alliteration.
8. B) Death.
9. C) Enjambment.
10. A) abab…
11. A) Victorian era.
12. B) Somersby, England.
13. B) Struggle.
14. B) Pain & agony.
15. A) The poet wants to meet the pilot (God) once he crosses the sandbar.
16. A) Time and space are limited.

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