Question

What is the tone of the poem Dover Beach?

• A. Optimistic
• B. Pessimistic
• C. Joyful
• D. Romantic

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Pessimistic

• "Dover Beach" is the most celebrated poem by Matthew Arnold, a writer and educator of the Victorian era.

• The poem expresses a crisis of faith, with the speaker acknowledging the diminished standing of Christianity, which the speaker sees as being unable to withstand the rising tide of scientific discovery