Top 20 Mcqs on Crossing the bar written by Alfred Lord Tennyson
1. When was the poem 'Crossing the Bar' published in-
1889
2. The evening star refers to a -
Planet
3. When I put out to sea, here put out means:-
Move out
4. Bar here allegorically refers to:-
The barrier between life and death
5. The poet hopes there may be no moaning of the bar when -
He embark upon his final voyage after death
6. 'Moving seems asleep' means -
Moving and yet appearing to be asleep
7. That which drew from out the boundless deep, 'That' here refers to-
The Soul
8. 'Home' in the present context means -
The land beyond the grave
9. The word 'dark' has been used here-
As a noun
10. The word 'embark' evokes the image of-
A sea voyage
11. The poet hopes to sea his pilot face to face -
Crosses the barrier between life and death
12. The evening star in Tennyson's Crossing the Bar refers to-
Venus
13. Tennyson's Crossing the Bar may be categorised as -
Allegory
14. When I embark, here embark means-
Go on board a ship
15. 'That which drew from the boundless deep', here boundless deep refers to -
Eternity
16. What is the symbolic meaning of "clear call"?
Impending Death
17. What kind of a departure does the speaker hope for?
Cheerful
18. What does the last stanza of the poem " Crossing the Bar" express?
Death has to be serenely accepted
19. Which literary device is used in 'sunset and evening star '?
20. How does the poet want to face death?
Calmly
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