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Tone Of Dover Beach

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"Dover Beach" establishes a tranquil scene that is picturesque with his opening line. Within the first stanza the speaker is already establishing a location, and image of the ocean at night, giving itself a particular tone; this is especially apparent in line 5 and 6 with the usage of the words "tranquil" (5) and "sweet" (6). Suddenly, there is a shift as if the writer is wanting us to pay close attention and break us out of the trance like state with "Listen!" (9). He now wants us to pay attention to the "grating" (9) roar which is not as relaxing. As the stanza comes to an end with an "eternal note of sadness" (14) it changes the entire tone of the stanza to become sunken.

With regard to the first stanza, the second stanza now showcases
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