Question

Which best describes the speaker’s view of the individual’s relationship with nature in "The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls"?


A) Many individuals live in fear of nature’s force.
B) The individual and nature coexist but are largely separate.
C) The individual is worried about being consumed by nature.
D) Individuals often act destructively toward nature.

Answer 1

The answer is B. The individual and nature coexist but are largely separate. Even as the individual hastens towards the town the tide rises and falls, separate from the actions of the individual. This view is constantly repeated at the end of each verse. At the end of the poem, the traveler never comes back to the shore, but still the tide rises and falls.

Answer 2

The correct answer is B. The individual and nature coexist but are largely separate.