H. W. Longfellow: The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls

Vydáno dne 02.05.2007

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The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

read by Laurie Bram


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The Tide Rises, ilustrated by M. Vydrová, (c) 2007
Ilustrace: Markéta Vydrová

The tide rises, the tide falls,
The twilight darkens, the curlew calls;
Along the sea-sands damp and brown
The traveler hastens toward the town,
And the tide rises, the tide falls.

Darkness settles on roofs and walls,
But the sea, the sea in darkness calls;
The little waves, with their soft, white hands
Efface the footprints in the sands,
And the tide rises, the tide falls.

The morning breaks; the steeds in their stalls
Stamp and neigh, as the hostler calls;
The day returns, but nevermore
Returns the traveler to the shore.
And the tide rises, the tide falls.

Now try to answer the following questions about the poem:
Upozornění: Správné odpovědi v tomto kvízu jsou pouze interpretací autora tohoto příspěvku. Každý však básni může rozumět po svém, vidět v ní něco jiného.

  1. The poem is basically about

    1. death.
    2. how quickly time flies.
    3. love.
    4. the beauties of nature.

  2. What does the poem say about nature?

    1. It changes with time.
    2. It is cruel.
    3. It is worth preserving.
    4. It will go on no matter what happens.

  3. The sound of the poem makes the reader think of

    1. the cry of birds.
    2. the sound of footsteps.
    3. the sound of the ocean.
    4. the stamping and neighing of a horse.
Správné odpovědi: 1) a, 2) d, 3) c
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

About the author:
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807 - 1882) was a famous American romantic poet and a member of the group called the Fireside Poets. His most famous works are for example The Song of Hiawatha or the first American translation of Dante's Divine Comedy. He was born in Maine and spent the second half of his life in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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