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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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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