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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Loss at Dover Beach ‘Dover Beach’ written by Matthew Arnold. Arnold visited Dover Beach immediately after his marriage with Francis Lucy Whitman. But he does not emit contentment nor does he glamorize the poem. He expresses a sort of grief at the loss of faith he has in religion that is the sole characteristic of the Victorian Era. The poem’s tone is miserable or unhappy. It is a poem in which depicts religious‚ emotional‚ and philosophical traits. Although the poem describes the sea as beautiful
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Analysis of “Dover Beach” Matthew Arnold (1822-1888) wrote “Dover Beach” during or shortly after a visit he and his wife made to the Dover region of southeastern England‚ the setting of the poem‚ in 1851. The first stanza opens with the description of a nightly scene at the seaside. The speaker calls to his beloved to come to the window‚ to share the visual beauty of the scene. The speaker projects his own feelings of melancholy on to the sound of “the grating roar/Of pebbles‚ which the waves
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AnnuAl RepoRt 2011/2012 1 Ministry of Agriculture‚ Water & Forestry ANNUAL REPORT 2012 Vision “ To be recognized as the leading contributor to food security‚ agro-production competitiveness‚ increased and equitable access to our natural resources for improved livelihood‚ wellbeing and wealth for all.” Mission “ To promote and manage the sustainable utilization and development of agricultural‚ water and forestry resources for a prosperous Namibia through stakeholder partnerships
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Analysis of "Dover Beach" The Victorian Age was a different time period. It was the beginning of a new civilization based on industry‚ time‚ and money. The values brought about by the changing times were hard for the British to cope with. Conflicting ideas of science and religion‚ education and work‚ and not reflecting upon actions‚ caused confusion that was associated with the Victorian Age. Mathew Arnold observed the problem of the changing times and sought after answers to the problems that
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“Dover Beach” is a deeply melancholic poem‚ with reference to “Kraken” and “Relic” Dover Beach is a deeply melancholic poem however Relic is also melancholic with a nihilistic approach; meanwhile Kraken refers to romantic sadness. All three poems relate to sadness and offer a different perspective of it. Relic is a first person monologue as is Dover Beach that is not specifically directed to anyone‚ Kraken even though it is a monologue it carries a disembodied voice which mirrors better
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Mary Oliver’s “Wild Geese” focuses on the beauty of life as well as surviving its everyday challenges and difficulties. It is a perfect mix of both the underlying and the obvious meanings. The poem is in free-verse so punctuations are used sparingly throughout the poem but enough commas are distributed on areas where there should be a slight “pause”; significantly chosen words are placed individually per line. The 1st line “You do not have to be good” (Oliver 1) marks the obvious soulful
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Charles Fandale LIT 2030 Dwindling Faith Faith is a strong force. It drives people everyday from normal living‚ to radical acts. Matthew Arnold describes faith through symbolism in his poem Dover Beach. Mankind had faith at one point‚ full and glorious and proud. Just like a cliff though‚ the water can erode the mountainside little by little. Arnold begins the poem with his description of the white cliffs on the coast of France and England; both facing each other‚ one now without the light
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At first glance‚ Anthony Hecht’s "Dover Bitch" is not only funnier than Matthew Arnold’s "Dover Beach"‚ but also describes a more "liberated" relationship; the poem is as free from what some would consider stuffy Victorian morals as it is from references to Sophocles. Hecht’s urbane and flippant persona tends to win over its audience‚ whether they find irony in the poem that adds to their appreciation of "Dover Beach"‚ appreciate the poem as a criticism of Victorian morals‚ or laugh at Arnold’s apparent
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The Analysis of Dover Beach By Matthew Arnold Matthew Arnold uses many literary techniques to make Dover Beach such a prominent and well-known poem. By rhetorical schemes‚ tropes‚ and imagery‚ Arnold demonstrates a theme that can connote many different ideas. However by analyzing this poem‚ I interpreted Dover Beach to be about Christianity. The theme or central message of Dover Beach pertains to people questioning the moral and theological concepts of Christianity; therefore‚ people losing
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