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  1. In the poem, “Dover Beach”, the moon falls under a happy imagery. It symbolizes the calmness that will get disrupted soon. The moon denotes to the calm before the storm. The moon throws a positive light on matters, basking them under a glow of hope, which soon disappears, but even for a fleeting momRead more

    In the poem, “Dover Beach”, the moon falls under a happy imagery. It symbolizes the calmness that will get disrupted soon. The moon denotes to the calm before the storm. The moon throws a positive light on matters, basking them under a glow of hope, which soon disappears, but even for a fleeting moment, the moon gives off hope for others.

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  1. The poem is a dramatic monologue as we, the readers, see the speaker voicing his own thoughts aloud to his companion but the companion doesn’t report back.

    The poem is a dramatic monologue as we, the readers, see the speaker voicing his own thoughts aloud to his companion but the companion doesn’t report back.

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  1. Arnold was inspired to write “Dover Beach” when he and his wife had visited the south coast of England and there he saw the White Cliffs of Dover. He 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.

    Arnold was inspired to write “Dover Beach” when he and his wife had visited the south coast of England and there he saw the White Cliffs of Dover. He 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.

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  1. Since the poem is written in the form of a dramatic monologue, the speaker is the poet and we, the readers, become the audience of the poem and presumably his wife, standing there with him, also as the listener.

    Since the poem is written in the form of a dramatic monologue, the speaker is the poet and we, the readers, become the audience of the poem and presumably his wife, standing there with him, also as the listener.

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  1. The main conflict 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.

    The main conflict 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.

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  1. One would call “Dover Beach” as 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.

    One would call “Dover Beach” as 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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  1. The pebbles symbolize the people who suffer under the pangs of sadness and loss of faith. Just like the pebbles going through the “ebb” and “flow” of tides, people too undergo misery and are subjected to external influences over which they have no control.

    The pebbles symbolize the people who suffer under the pangs of sadness and loss of faith. Just like the pebbles going through the “ebb” and “flow” of tides, people too undergo misery and are subjected to external influences over which they have no control.

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  1. The social message of the poem which the poet aims to convey is that love can regain all faith. It is through love, no matter how momentary it is, that people can find trust and believe in each other and in religion. The ignorant armies fighting without a cause are not going to find a solution but lRead more

    The social message of the poem which the poet aims to convey is that love can regain all faith. It is through love, no matter how momentary it is, that people can find trust and believe in each other and in religion. The ignorant armies fighting without a cause are not going to find a solution but love can. The poet laments the loss of faith in the world and knows that it is love which can restore humanity back.

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    Before going off to fight in the war, “war” was a matter of pride for John Brown. On the day he was leaving, he “stood straight and tall in his uniform and all.” But once he faced the cruelties of the war, he realized that it was not the enemy whom he was trying to kill but another human being. He uRead more

    Before going off to fight in the war, “war” was a matter of pride for John Brown. On the day he was leaving, he “stood straight and tall in his uniform and all.” But once he faced the cruelties of the war, he realized that it was not the enemy whom he was trying to kill but another human being. He understood that soldiers are puppets in a war, killing each other or die trying. The barbaric nature of the war affected John Brown both physically and mentally.

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    In the first stanza of the poem, preparations for John Brown going to the war were being talked about. John Brown was off to fight in a war “on a foreign shore.” His mother was very proud to see his son “straight and tall in his uniform and all.” Read summary of John Brown

    In the first stanza of the poem, preparations for John Brown going to the war were being talked about. John Brown was off to fight in a war “on a foreign shore.” His mother was very proud to see his son “straight and tall in his uniform and all.”

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