Dover Beach

Dover Beach
The sea is calm to-night.
The tide is full, the moon on lies fair
Upon the straits;--on the French coast the light
Gleams and is foreg oneness; the cliffs of England stand,
Glimmering and wide, out in the tranquil bay.
Come to the window, mellifluous is the night-air!
Only, from the long line of spray
Where the sea meets the moon-blanchd land,
Listen! you hear the bumpy roar
Of pebbles which the waves draw back, and fling,
At their return, up the high strand,
Begin, and cease, and then over again begin,
With tremulous cadence slow, and bring
The eternal note of sadness in.

Sophocles long ago
Heard it on the gean, and it brought
Into his mind the turbid ebb and flow
Of man misery; we
Find also in the sound a thought,
Hearing it by this distant northern sea.

The Sea of Faith
Was once, too, at the full, and round earths shore
Lay like the folds of a bright blunt furld.




But now I only hear
Its melancholy, long, withdrawing roar,
Retreating, to the breath
Of the night-wind, down the vast edges drear
And naked shingles of the world.

Ah, love, let us be true
To one another! for the world, which seems
To lie before us like a land of dreams,
So various, so beautiful, so new,
Hath really uncomplete joy, nor love, nor light,
Nor certitude, nor peace, nor help for pain;
And we are here as on a darkling plain
Swept with confused alarms of struggle and flight,
Where innate armies clash by night.
Matthew Arnold

MATTHEW ARNOLD

Interpretation: Matthew Arnold is trying to write rough a poem which talks about a rim apparently called Dover Beach. The message is about the sea, imagery, the past and faith. It would belike be written on a boat hit or his honeymoon with his wife. It is very interesting, thrilling and...If you want to wedge a full essay, order it on our website: Ordercustompaper.com



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