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9. SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS (UNSOLVED)
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'Dover Beach' Matthew Arnold says : "The sea of Faith/was once
o, at the full, and round the earth's shore." Explain and discuss witi
ference to the text.
what sense is the poem an elegy ?
w does the poet describe the beautiful night scene at Dover in th
em ?
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Answer 1

"Dover Beach," poet Matthew Arnold from the 19th century is an elegy to retreat the faith from the contemporary world under the double assaults of science and rationalism. This subject is addressed by both the setting and historical allusions of the poem. Elegy is a literary type which can be defined as a poem or song, written to honor the deceased, in the form of elegiac couplets. It typically laments or mourns the death of the individual. In "Dover Beach," as usual, Arnold's elegic tone even prevails. It turns out that the poet is writing not about anyone's death but about the loss of simple confidence and the lack of beauty and culture in the prevalent situation. no happiness, no love, no light, no assurance, no harmony, no pain relief" he lamented profoundly at this current age.

Explanation:

• In the following passage, he notes that faith, goodness, devotion, grace, compassion, goodwill and all those things which at the end of the poem he mentions as missing in the world ("goodness ... heart ... lightness ... certitude .... peace") all once formed part of life and filled the earth.
• He compares the beauty of such a world to the "bright girdle furled" which would have been wonderful in a "full" world with such beautiful human elements. However, that is one of the only flashes of optimism and hope in his entire poem
• Sure, faith was once "complete" on earth with all these good things, but not more than that.  All that is left is instead a "eternal note of sorrow," "the turbid downpour of human misery," a "black plain" full of "alarms of battle and flight."'
• The key focus is the darkness and cynicism of the poem of Arnold, and this portrays a beautiful world in which the Sea of Faith manifests in a more contrasting and spectacular way the magnificent beauty all over the world. He paints a beautiful picture of what used to be and what can probably be again.
• The melancholic vision of Arnold is distinct, penetrating and yet tender in "Dover Beach." Situated near Dover Beach against the scenic charm of the Northern Sea, this poem contains many dull reflections of modern life. In this poem, however, the sea is not only a background. It symbolizes the decline of faith, but also a symbol of religious faith and its' growing mourning.'
• As a pessimist of Victoria, during his time, the poet sees the collapsing religious faith. Now he hears "the everlasting note of sorrow." "The sea of faith / was once, too, on the whole, round earth / lying like plugs of a luminous furling," he mourns, but only he hears, "Its sadness."

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