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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Alone at a Payphone Many have had their hearts broken from relationships that ended too early or could still work out‚ but some never express what they are thinking because of their fear of rejection or criticism‚ however‚ in Maroon 5’s “Payphone‚” the artists reach out to those people by using a regretful tone and sorrowful symbolism to express the narrator’s nostalgia for the past and his broken relationship. They also use both figurative and literal language for his disdain for anything that
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Sunset on a Beach The sun peaked through the horizon‚ if saying a final goodbye to this California beach bed. Before leaving she gave me a gift of pure peace and serenity. Holding my eyes prisoner to the heavenly sight she put in front of me. While my feet were held into the grainy sand in desperate need of warmth and the smell of salt invading my nostrils. The beach is warm‚ with a captivating view‚ and has pure peace. The beach is where my problems and stressed are released‚ where nothing goes
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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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An Ode to the User-Friendly Pencil Students may recognize that the irony creates a humorous tone. • her friends had to persuade the speaker to buy a computer even though she is a writer paragraph 1 • the computer keeps breaking down paragraph 3 • the speaker prefers her pencil to the computer paragraphs 4–17 Prelude to Jumping in the River” The speaker’s observation of a man preparing to jump into the river is used as a metaphor for making important decisions in life. Responses may note the use
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in the ocean or beach. Specifically‚ terrigenous sediments which "originate on the contientes or islands from erosion‚ or volcanic eruptions‚ and blown dust." (Oceanography pg.143) pertain to be "the most abundant"(Oceanography pg.134) in the beach where the sand is all the way the shelf.
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Rhetoric and Composition Compare/Contrast Beach vs. Mountains Everyone always looks forward to their vacation periods‚ no matter what age they are. There are many locations from which to choose‚ but the most common tends to be the beach or the mountains. The beach offers activities and climate that the mountains cannot and vice versa. The beach and mountains are polar opposites. Although they are different‚ people can enjoy what both have to offer. In the mountains‚ the climate most often
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Beach erosion longstanding challenge for southeastern NC There is a major environmental concern in the southeastern region North Carolina; it is beach erosion. However do not worry‚ the article states “The good news is that we do have alternatives to help control erosion‚ but the bad news is that these alternatives can also have negative consequences.”. A method that is able to help control erosion is beach nourishment‚ although it is not a cure for beach erosion‚ but rather a treatment to help
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My Imagined Beach ENG121: English Composition August 26‚ 2013 After living for fifty-five years and visiting a lot of places‚ I have never been to or sat on‚ or walked along beach like the one in my imagination. Even though‚ I have not had this pleasure‚ I do have a vivid imagination. Sometimes when I want to get away‚ I imagine walking along the shores and sitting on the beach. My get away beach is perfect. The most beautiful beach that I have ever seen is in my imagination
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Beauty and the Beach My favorite place is called Sunset beach‚ It is a place to be free and have fun‚ enjoy the beauty‚ and happiness it brings. This place makes me feel welcome‚ I can enjoy the view‚ and relax on the sand. The feeling of just letting go of all my worries comes past me like whispering winds sway across the tree. There’s nowhere else I’d rather be than Sunset Beach. As I walked down the side walk my nose picks up the salty scent of the sea breeze. The pavement is full of sand
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