Below is the last stanza of a poem, "Dover Beach," written in 1876 by Matthew Arnold.
Ah, love, let us be true
To one another! for the world, which seems
To lie before us like a land of dreams,
So various, so beautiful, so new,
Hath really neither joy, nor love, nor light,
Nor certitude, nor peace, nor help for pain;
And we are here as on a darkling plain
Swept with confused alarms of struggle and flight,
Where ignorant armies clash by night.
Which one of the following statements best characterizes Arnold's view of the world?
A. The world is made for lovers.
B. The world is a confusing and hostile place.
C. The world is just a dream.
D. The world is not a beautiful place
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the answer is D, the world isn't a beautiful place.
the world is a beautiful place
B. is incorrect
B.is correct D. is incorrect
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It’s clearly stated that the world seems to lie before us like a land of dreams so I would have to say C but I’m not entirely convinced of it being correct.
To determine the statement that best characterizes Arnold's view of the world based on the given stanza, we can analyze the language and imagery used by the poet.
In the stanza, Arnold uses phrases such as "world, which seems to lie before us like a land of dreams" and "so various, so beautiful, so new" to convey a sense of wonder and possibility. However, he then counters this optimistic portrayal by stating that the world "Hath really neither joy, nor love, nor light, Nor certitude, nor peace, nor help for pain." This suggests a contrasting view that is more pessimistic.
The stanza continues to describe the world as a "darkling plain Swept with confused alarms of struggle and flight," where "ignorant armies clash by night." These lines convey a sense of confusion, hostility, and lack of understanding, reinforcing a view that the world is a challenging and tumultuous place.
From this analysis, we can conclude that the best statement that characterizes Arnold's view of the world is B. The world is a confusing and hostile place.