1. Matthew Arnold

2. Dover Beach
Mood: The atmosphere that the author creates for the reader. The mood can remain the same or change during a poem Loneliness Longing Intense desire for connection Ends on a note of optimism

3. Dover Beach
Imagery & Figurative Language: English channel separating England and France The Sea of Faith was once full, it “lay like the folds of a bright girdle furled” but now it only has a “melancholy, long, withdrawing roar.”

4. Dover Beach
Allusions Sophocles, the ancient Greek tragic playwright Ancient Greece, emphasizes the universal nature of human loneliness

5. Dover Beach
Theme: the central message of a work Love can help combat our feelings of isolation in the world.

6. To Marguerite—Continued
Mood: the atmosphere that the author creates for the reader. The mood can remain the same or change during a poem. Melancholy, loneliness, hopelessness, longing; mood stays consistent throughout the poem

7. To Marguerite--Continued
Imagery and Figurative Language: details that create vivid mental pictures, appeal to the senses, and help readers understand ideas by making comparisons Extended metaphor comparing people with islands emphasizes how separate we are from one another

8. To Marguerite—Continued
Allusions: references to people, places, or literary works Nightingales are birds known for their beautiful singing Might contain an allusion to the movements of islands as they break from continents to become isolated landforms

9. To Marguerite—Continued
Theme: the central message of a work. Love is difficult to sustain; human beings remain isolated despite their attempts to love.