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Dover Beach By: Matthew Arnold

Dover Beach By: Matthew Arnold. Damara Crawford Mrs. Johnson D2. Historical Background.

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Dover Beach By: Matthew Arnold

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  1. Dover Beach By: Matthew Arnold Damara Crawford Mrs. Johnson D2

  2. Historical Background • Matthew Arnold (1822-1888) began his career as a poet, winning early recognition as a student at the Rugby School where his father, Thomas Arnold, had earned national acclaim as a strict and innovative headmaster. Arnold also studied at Balliol College, Oxford University. In 1844, after completing his undergraduate degree at Oxford, he returned to Rugby as a teacher of classics. After marrying in 1851, Arnold began work as a government school inspector

  3. Summary of the Plot • Arnold is comparing the tide of the sea going out to the loss of faith in religion with the rise of Science during the Industrial Revolution. His solution to the misery and despair due to this loss of faith is that people should be loyal to each other. "Ah, love, let us be trueTo one another!"

  4. Thesis Satement • In this poem, Matthew Arnold uses the literary devices of rhyme, mood, and imagery to create calm and relaxing mood by the Sea.

  5. Theme and Tone • In "Dover Beach," poet Matthew Arnold set this poem on the beach of the same name. "Dover Beach" illustrates how descriptive language is a useful tool to determine the setting and situation, literally and figuratively

  6. Poem Interpretation • “Dover Beach” consists of four stanzas, each containing a variable number of verses. The first stanza has 14 lines, the second 6, the third 8 and the fourth 9. As for the metrical scheme, there is no apparent rhyme scheme.

  7. Figurative Language and Poetic Devices • Dover Beach consist of many examples of poetic devices such as alliteration, simile, and metaphor, connotation, and imagery.

  8. Conclusion • In this poem, Matthew Arnold uses the literary devices of rhyme, mood, and imagery to create calm and relaxing mood by the Sea.

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