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The Critical Analysis of the Poem “Dover Beach” By Matthew Arnold

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  •  How does the poet Matthew Arnold react to the Victorian unrest in his poems?
  •  How does “Dover Beach” depict tragedy of modern life?
  • Describe the elegiac tone in Arnold’s poem.
  • How does Arnold use imagery in his poems?  Discuss the use of nature Arnold’s poem.

Matthew Arnold, one of the major Victorian poets, expresses his despair, hopelessness, frustration, to the decline of religious faith in his poem with images taken from nature. He, in his poems, depicts the Victorian unrest and the tragedy of modern life with an elegiac tone.  

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