Dover Beach Questions on Simile

Dover Beach

In "Dover Beach," Matthew Arnold employs several literary devices, including vivid imagery and allusions. He uses imagery to evoke the serene yet melancholic seascape, such as the "grating roar" of...

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Dover Beach

The final stanza of "Dover Beach" compares the world to a land of dreams that appears beautiful and new, but is actually devoid of joy, love, light, certitude, peace, and help for pain. This stark...

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Dover Beach

In lines 21-23 of "Dover Beach," Matthew Arnold uses metaphor and simile to describe "faith." He metaphorically compares faith to "The Sea of Faith," suggesting its once powerful and all-encompassing...

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