1. Dover Beach By
Matthew Arnold

5. Questions
Where is Dover? What is the state of the tide? What is the effect of the moon on the straits? What does the word sweet in “sweet is the night air!” mean? What does the poet point to by mentioning
“the grating roar/Of pebbles?” Who heard “The eternal note of sadness” “long ago”? Whom does the poet call to the window? What is the appearance of the world? How is the world in reality? What is the proposed solution to human misery?

6. Questions
What is the poem about? Is the poem a descriptive poem or a meditative one? What does the scene at Dover Beach look like? What does the poet hear in “the grating roar/Of pebbles?”
What thoughts does it bring to his mind? How many parts do you find in the poem? Why does the poet refer to Sophocles and the Aegean Sea? What, according to the poem, was the state of Faith at one time? Pick words which refer to the sea. List words which relate to sadness. List expressions which raise hope.