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Inessa [10]
3 years ago
6

Below is the last stanza of a poem, "Dover Beach," written in 1876 by Matthew Arnold.    Ah, love, let us be true    To one anot

her! 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 not a beautiful place. B. The world is just a dream. C. The world is made for lovers. D. The world is a confusing and hostile place.
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Umnica [9.8K]3 years ago
4 0
The final stanza of "Dover Beach" at first appears to be positive by the appearance of words like "love," "dreams," and "beautiful." However, as the stanza continues, it becomes clear that the author does not have a positive outlook on the world. In fact, Matthew Arnold's opinion on the world is actually quite negative.

The stanza begins with the speaker saying that he and his lover should be true to one another. The speaker says that the world before them "seems" beautiful -- of course, appearances are often different from reality. He goes on to say the "beautiful" world before them is "like a land of dreams." Arnold is making the point that what is beautiful and new in the world is really just an illusion.

Instead, the speaker says, the world does not have joy, love, or light. Arnold has a dark vision of the world, indeed. Arnold goes on to say that everyone in this world exists "on a darkling plain" -- basically a dark pasture. Darkness is often equated with a lack of knowledge (for example, the Dark Ages). This land is full of "struggle and flight." Even worse, "ignorant armies" constantly do battle there. 

By the end of the stanza, it is clear that Arnold sees the world as a dark place full of confusion, turmoil, and disorder. As a result, only option D. ("The world is a confusing and hostile place.") best characterizes Arnold's view of the world.
Ivan3 years ago
3 0

D. The world is a confusing and hostile place.

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