Question

What is the central image in the poem Dover Beach?

• A. The bright stars
• B. The sea
• C. The forest
• D. The church

Answer 1

Answer:

B. The sea

The poem’s central image is the sea, which represents the speaker’s emotions and the larger theme of faith. The changing tide and the retreating “Sea of Faith” symbolize the loss of religious certainty and spiritual security in the modern world.