Read the following stanza carefully and answer the questions that follow it:

Break, break, break,
On thy cold gray stones, O Sea!
And I would that my tongue could utter
The thoughts that arise in me.

What is the mood of the poet?

Correct option is B

Solution: Correct Answer is (b) Pessimistic. 
Explanation:
In the poem “Break, Break, Break” by Alfred Lord Tennyson, the poet expresses deep sorrow and grief over the death of his close friend, Arthur Hallam. The repeated use of the word “break” reflects the poet’s broken heart and emotional pain. The sea continues its movement endlessly, while the poet feels helpless and silent before his loss. This shows a tone of sadness and hopelessness — a pessimistic mood.
Information Booster:
→ A pessimistic mood in poetry means the poet focuses on sorrow, despair, or a sense of loss.
→ Tennyson’s personal grief gives the poem emotional depth, showing how nature (the sea) is eternal, but human life and happiness are temporary.
→ The contrast between the sea’s continuity and the poet’s inner pain highlights the theme of mortality and unfulfilled longing.
Additional Knowledge:
→ Mood means the emotional atmosphere created by the poet’s words.
→ In “Break, Break, Break,” the mood is melancholic and reflective, as the poet mourns what he can never regain.
$(Directions)$ (8 – 9): Read the passage given below and answer the questions (Question Nos. 8 and 9) that follow it:
The first step is for us to realize that a city need not to be a frustrater of life; it can be among other things, a mechanism for enhancing life, for producing possibilities of living which are not to be realized except through cities. But, for that to happen, deliberate and drastic planning is needed. Towns as much as animals, must have their systems of organs those for transport and circulation are an obvious example.