The sea is calm to-night.
The tide is full, the moon lies fair
Upon the straits; - on the French coast the light
Gleams and is gone; the cliffs of England stand,
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CONGRATS being chosen again as The Classic Poem Of The Day by POem Hunter and Team
I will repeat in brevity my previous comment: A major theme in 'Dover Beach' concerns the declining influence of Christianity. This theme is most evident in the third stanza when the speaker invokes a metaphorical 'Sea of Faith.'
Maybe One of the greatest poems ever written about the World and the human condition. Forever young, Forever deep and tragic!
Dover Beach is a celebrated poem that addresses a crisis of faith. A major theme in 'Dover Beach' concerns the declining influence of Christianity. So very true and crystal clear.
Congratulations once again. TOP Marks and Full TEN. So true and honest great poem by an English greatest poet Matthew Arnold.
WOW! This truest poem is once again chosen as The Classic Poem Of The Day by Poem Hunter and Team. Most deserving!
The timeless truth so deeply, truthfully and beautifully said. Brilliantly unforgettable@
What a Poem! All of life and so much more. Each time I read it, I love it more.
Ageless masterpiece! One of the best and most universal poems of all times.
I can get the essence of this poem from its concluding line
SIX: In essence, 'Dover Beach' is an investigation into what it means to live, reflecting on the changing world and the erosion of certainties.
FIVE: The poem conveys a sense of alienation, doubt, and melancholy, and is often interpreted as a progressive precursor to 20th-century crises of faith such as existentialism and absurdism.
FOUR: The speaker struggles with the diminished status of Christianity, which seems unable to withstand the rising tide of scientific discovery.
THREE: This 'sea' was once full in the recent past, but reserves have diminished in the intervening years. Dover Beach" is a celebrated poem that addresses a crisis of faith.
TWO: A major theme in "Dover Beach" concerns the declining influence of Christianity. This theme is most evident in the third stanza when the speaker invokes a metaphorical "Sea of Faith."
ONE: This poem has once again been rightly declared The Classic Poem Of The Day by Poem Hunter and Team, I will explain this in detail here. I like to do that very much. Congratulations!
For me, one of the most beautiful and best poem of the English language! It takes me to spiritual regions that are full of light and never better explored. I love It! ! !
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