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Arnold alludes to Sophocles, who heard note of sadness by the Aegean, “and it brought / in to his mind . . . human misery.”
Arnold alludes to Sophocles, who heard note of sadness by the Aegean, “and it brought / in to his mind . . . human misery.”
Arnold describes the Sea of Faith as retreating, then describes the world “as on a darkling plain / Swept with confused alarms.”
Arnold describes the Sea of Faith as retreating, then describes the world “as on a darkling plain / Swept with confused alarms.”
Arnold presents contrasting images of the current reality: “the sea is calm tonight,” and “ignorant armies clash by night.”
Arnold presents contrasting images of the current reality: “the sea is calm tonight,” and “ignorant armies clash by night.”
Arnold says faith once “Lay like the folds of a bright girdle furled” around the world, but now is “retreating, to the breath / Of the night wind.”
Arnold says faith once “Lay like the folds of a bright girdle furled” around the world, but now is “retreating, to the breath / Of the night wind.”
Arnold uses imagery to describe the “grating roar” of the sea, repeatedly tossing pebbles up the beach with an “eternal note of sadness.”
Arnold uses imagery to describe the “grating roar” of the sea, repeatedly tossing pebbles up the beach with an “eternal note of sadness.”
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The detail that best supports the interpretation of the correlation between the decline of religion and an increase in human suffering in Arnold's "Dover Beach" is:
Arnold describes the Sea of Faith as retreating, then describes the world “as on a darkling plain / Swept with confused alarms.”
This detail illustrates the idea that as faith diminishes, the world becomes more chaotic and troubled, suggesting a direct link between the loss of religious belief and an increase in human suffering.
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