The poem “Dover Beach” written by Matthew Arnold is about a human misery. Nature especially the sea is used in order to draw a comparison between the fights of nature and the human misery. The poem consists of four stanzas which have a different amount of lines. The first stanza consists of 14 lines‚ the second of six‚ the third of eight and the last line of nine lines. The rhyme scheme is very irregular. For example‚ in the first eight lines of the poem it is abacdbdc. The first stanza can
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Dover Beach by Matthey Arnold “Dover Beach” is an expression of melancholy and the condition of human nature. It is clearly seen how Matthew Arnold conveys his feelings of confusion and despair in Dover Beach through the use of literary devices. This statement is going to be analyzes in the following paragraphs. First of all the description of night and moon in the beginning create a mysterious and a somber tone. Besides‚ the voice describes “the cliffs of England stands; Glimmering and vast”
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Kyle Jones Dr. Mears English 1102 25 October 2011 Dover Beach‚ An Explication In the realm of literature the role of a poet is one of the most challenging to play. Matthew Arnold fulfilled this role to a tee. With his devout spiritual nature and keep understanding of the written word Arnold arguably scripted some of the greatest poems The world has ever known. Arguably the most famous of these poems is “Dover Beach.” Through his transformations of point of view‚ mastery of figurative language
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sleep. Although it may sound extremely annoying to some individuals‚ I completely enjoy the sound. And the sound of the slight breeze rustling through the palm trees is calming to the ears. Though there are many tastes and smells present at the beach. There is something about the smell of the salty sea that makes you wish that summer was endless. You can almost taste the scent of the flowers as the sent blows towards you with the wind. Or the sensation of lying on the hot but soft sand that melts
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vacation at (Beach name).We have already planned this trip a few months ago and have done all our preparations.We were very excited to go on this trip because we have not went on a family trip since I was 12. We have brought foods such as rice‚ chicken‚ snacks‚ and drinks like Coke or juice. We also brought some equipment to prepare the foods. I would never forget my fishing rod‚ because there is a good area for fishing. We left our house at 2 in the afternoon and the journey to the beach took approximately
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Impression of Dover Beach by Matthew Arnold James Ferguson ENG 125 Introduction to Literature Prof. Concetta Williams April 22‚ 2013 INTRODUCTION Dover Beach is a lyrical poem‚ and although it refers to a calm sea awakening to crash upon the rocks upon the rocks on the shore‚ it is actually referring to the insanity of men and the ever changing state of the world. Throughout this paper I will be explaining how this poem made an impact on me. This poem uses many of the tools of the poet
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At Cronulla Beach there are many geographical issues affecting the area. Human or natural forces can affect geographical issues. One of these issues includes erosion. Erosion is one of the biggest geographical issues‚ which is the wearing down of different materials‚ such as rock‚ soil and sand. Some of the few management strategies used to provide a better environment are sand dunes and the sea bee wall. Erosion is the wearing down of different materials caused by natural forces such as long
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the crab scuttled and scurried across the scorching hot sand searching for its next victim.Walking along the beach‚ the bright sun is nearly hot enough to cover you in an invisible blanket of warmth. The beautiful‚ big blue ocean’s waves are crashing against the cliffs as you watch the seagulls joyfully fly around in circles in the air. The warm‚ golden sand runs between your toes with the gentle breeze. As you walk along‚ you find gorgeous‚ shiny shells that have been washed into the shore by the
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Dover Beach In his poem‚ “Dover Beach”‚ Matthew Arnold describes the seaside view of the English Channel at night through his window. He uses the waves on the pebbled beach as a metaphor for the sadness and uncertainty that he feels when he realizes that the world is moving away from religion. The image of the ocean becomes the central metaphor that ties the entire poem‚ full of allusions and emotional distress‚ together. The beginning of the poem sets a scene of peace and melancholy. Arnold describes
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Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892) paints a scene of a little girl and her father looking up at the stars on an autumn night‚ at a beach. Notice that Whitman approves of the father teaching his daughter astronomy. Whitman had very liberal ideas about education that were ahead of his time‚ the 19th century. She sees clouds engulf the stars‚ blocking her view. The voice of the poet reassures her that one‚ the stars will return‚ and two‚ a force exists that is even more eternal than the stars. Whitman really
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