Dover Beach
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"Dover Beach" is a reflective Victorian poem by Matthew Arnold that meditates on faith, uncertainty, and the erosion of religious belief in the modern world.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dover Beach canonical | 2 |
| "Dover Beach" by Matthew Arnold | 1 |
| the poem "Dover Beach" | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | poem ⓘ |
| addresses | beloved listener ⓘ |
| author | Matthew Arnold NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
epistemological uncertainty
ⓘ
fragility of human happiness ⓘ modern alienation ⓘ religious doubt ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDate | 1867 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | New Poems NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| form | irregular lyric ⓘ |
| genre |
dramatic monologue
ⓘ
lyric poetry ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReputation | one of Matthew Arnold's most famous poems ⓘ |
| hasPart |
appeal to human love
ⓘ
description of the calm sea ⓘ reflection on the Sea of Faith ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Victorian crisis of faith
ⓘ
rise of scientific thought ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Victorian literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Victorian era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meter | variable meter ⓘ |
| notableImage |
darkling plain
ⓘ
ebb and flow of the tide ⓘ the sea of faith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingLine | The sea is calm tonight ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition | Dover NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisherOfFirstBookPublication | Macmillan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rhymeScheme | irregular rhyme scheme ⓘ |
| setting |
English Channel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Strait of Dover NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedIn | English literature curricula ⓘ |
| subjectOf | numerous literary critical essays ⓘ |
| theme |
conflict between science and religion
ⓘ
erosion of religious belief ⓘ human suffering ⓘ isolation ⓘ loss of religious faith ⓘ love as consolation ⓘ melancholy ⓘ modernity ⓘ skepticism ⓘ uncertainty ⓘ |
| tone |
elegiac
ⓘ
meditative ⓘ pessimistic ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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this entity surface form:
the poem "Dover Beach"
this entity surface form:
"Dover Beach" by Matthew Arnold