Sophocles long ago
heard it on the aegean, and it brought
into his mind the turbid ebb and flow
of human misery; we
find also in the sound a thought,
hearing it by this distant northern sea.

- matthew arnold, “dover beach”

what is arnold comparing the “human misery” in this excerpt from “dover beach”?

a. the rise and fall of the sea
b. a boat on the aegean sea
c. the dark side of the moon
d. the ideas of sophocles

Critical reading what do you think keats means in these lines from "when i have fears that i may cease to be"? i may never live to trace / their shadows, with the magic hand of chance a. i may never live to paint pictures of them. b. i may never have a chance to look at them again. c. i may never leave the shadows as long as i live. d. i may never live to write about them. select the best answer from the choices provided