"The sea is calm tonight, the tide is full, the moon lies fair"
The poem "Dover Beach" by Matthew Arnold has a tone that is, to me, relaxed, peaceful, and somewhat observant. The excerpt above is the opening lines of the poem. These set the tone immediately and it continues throughout the work. Even the clash of the armies at the end seems relaxed to me. There are not any words or phrases that stand out to me that would make the tone suspenseful or intense. Also, I don't believe that these armies are literal. I believe they are figurative and stand for love and hate. I believe this because the poem says "hath neither joy" and "love, let us be true." These two phrases contribute to the armies of love and hate.
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