Analysis of Dover Beach
“Dover Beach” How can life or anything be so wonderful, but at times seem so unbearable? This is a question that Matthew Arnold may have asked himself one day, while writing "Dover Beach". This is a poem about a sea and a beach that is truly beautiful, but holds much deeper meaning than what meets the eye. ... The usage of assonance and consonance is not widespread in "Dover Beach". ... From reading Matthew Arnolds "Dover Beach", one realizes that there is no certainty in life.