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    The call to action occurs when the speaker describes the sea, the tide and the waves as if they are beckoning the poet and the audience. The speaker also says “come to the window” and “listen.” Though he presumably says this to his companion who is present there with him, but one can take it as a caRead more

    The call to action occurs when the speaker describes the sea, the tide and the waves as if they are beckoning the poet and the audience. The speaker also says “come to the window” and “listen.” Though he presumably says this to his companion who is present there with him, but one can take it as a call to action for the readers.

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    The poet laments the loss of faith in religion and in mankind. It is reflected through the sea’s “eternal note of sadness.” The poet evokes the allusion of Sophocles as he, too, like the speaker has heard the sound of human misery. The rhythmic sound of waves remind the speaker of the ebbing away ofRead more

    The poet laments the loss of faith in religion and in mankind. It is reflected through the sea’s “eternal note of sadness.” The poet evokes the allusion of Sophocles as he, too, like the speaker has heard the sound of human misery. The rhythmic sound of waves remind the speaker of the ebbing away of faith in people and that they no longer seek the comfort of church or God.

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    The poem, “Dover Beach” is a lament on the loss of faith in religion and in mankind. The people have stopped seeking comfort in church and in God and are skeptic to believe in each other. Scientific advancements and research have shaken the core of faith amongst people. Society has lost religious faRead more

    The poem, “Dover Beach” is a lament on the loss of faith in religion and in mankind. The people have stopped seeking comfort in church and in God and are skeptic to believe in each other. Scientific advancements and research have shaken the core of faith amongst people. Society has lost religious faith in the face of modernity and progress. The speaker is mourning the sadness over the loss of faith in the face of modernity.

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    One conflicting desire in the poem is between faith and despair. The poem marks a distinction between the time when people had faith in religion and over one another and to the present times, where the unforeseeable future leads to the loss of faith in humanity. Another one is between science and reRead more

    One conflicting desire in the poem is between faith and despair. The poem marks a distinction between the time when people had faith in religion and over one another and to the present times, where the unforeseeable future leads to the loss of faith in humanity. Another one is between science and religion. Religion seems to be losing in front of scientific advancement and knowledge. People are no longer seeking comfort in the church and in God. Their faith is slowly ebbing away.

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    Nature is expressed quite prominently in the poem as one can call “Dover Beach” a nature poem as it evokes beautiful images of nature. The White Cliffs of Dover is beautifully portrayed in the poem with “the tide is full, the moon lies fair.” The poet also uses nature as a metaphor to evoke human saRead more

    Nature is expressed quite prominently in the poem as one can call “Dover Beach” a nature poem as it evokes beautiful images of nature. The White Cliffs of Dover is beautifully portrayed in the poem with “the tide is full, the moon lies fair.” The poet also uses nature as a metaphor to evoke human sadness and misery and laments the loss of faith.

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    In the poem, initially, the sea has been described as “calm” by Matthew Arnold. The speaker says “The sea is calm tonight./ The tide is full.” As the poem progresses, the image of the sea gets resonated to human-like emotions. The poet says that the sea is a symbol of religious faith and the eternalRead more

    In the poem, initially, the sea has been described as “calm” by Matthew Arnold. The speaker says “The sea is calm tonight./ The tide is full.” As the poem progresses, the image of the sea gets resonated to human-like emotions. The poet says that the sea is a symbol of religious faith and the eternal note of sadness of human misery.

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    Yes, the poem, “Dover Beach”, is very relevant in our times. The poem shows that love, no matter how momentary, is needed to regain the trust. Loss of faith can be resolved by love and confiding in one another. In the 21st century, science has advanced very much and in order to preserve mankind, lovRead more

    Yes, the poem, “Dover Beach”, is very relevant in our times. The poem shows that love, no matter how momentary, is needed to regain the trust. Loss of faith can be resolved by love and confiding in one another. In the 21st century, science has advanced very much and in order to preserve mankind, love and trust in one another is very important.

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    In the last stanza, the speaker tells his companion to be true to each other; “Ah, love, let us be true/To one another.” The speaker wants to convey the message that if everyone remains true to each other and love each other, faith can be restored. The world we are living now “Hath really neither joRead more

    In the last stanza, the speaker tells his companion to be true to each other; “Ah, love, let us be true/To one another.” The speaker wants to convey the message that if everyone remains true to each other and love each other, faith can be restored. The world we are living now “Hath really neither joy, nor love, nor light,/ Nor certitude, nor peace, nor help for pain.” But the world will seem better if people loved and trusted each other and never betrayed each other.

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    The speaker had already been grappled by the loss of faith amongst people and seeing the calm ambience, he felt hope was out there somewhere amidst the despair. The poet laments the loss of faith in religion and in mankind. It is reflected through the sea’s “eternal note of sadness.” The poet evokesRead more

    The speaker had already been grappled by the loss of faith amongst people and seeing the calm ambience, he felt hope was out there somewhere amidst the despair. The poet laments the loss of faith in religion and in mankind. It is reflected through the sea’s “eternal note of sadness.” The poet evokes the allusion of Sophocles as he, too, like the speaker has heard the sound of human misery. The rhythmic sound of waves remind the speaker of the ebbing away of faith in people and that they no longer seek the comfort of church or God.

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    Following literary devices have been used in the poem, “Dover Beach”:- 1. Metaphor:- it refers to any word or expression that in literal usage denotes one kind of thing applied to a distinctly different kind of thing without asserting a comparison. For example, “sea of faith” in the poem acts as a mRead more

    Following literary devices have been used in the poem, “Dover Beach”:-

    1. Metaphor:- it refers to any word or expression that in literal usage denotes one kind of thing applied to a distinctly different kind of thing without asserting a comparison. For example, “sea of faith” in the poem acts as a metaphor for religious faith.

    2. Simile:- it is used to draw a comparison using words like ‘like’ or/and ‘as.’ For example, the poet signifies human civilization when he says “like the folds of a bright girdle furled.”

    3. Alliteration:- it is the lyrical musicality of the poem since it refers to the repetition of a speech sound in a sequence of nearby words. Over here it occurs when the speaker says “Ah, love, let us be true.”

    4. Allusion:- it is the reference to other cultures or works in either prose or poetry. I’m this poem, allusion has been made to the Greek tragic dramatist, Sophocles.

    5. Pathetic Fallacy:- it is used when human qualities or emotions are attributed to inanimate objects. The poet applies pathetic fallacy while describing the sea to make it human-like by giving it the ability to have emotions; “eternal note of sadness.”

    6. Anaphora:- is when words or phrases are repeated at the beginning of each sentences or stanzas. For example, “…neither joy, nor love, not light,/ nor certitude, nor peace, nor help for pain.”

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