hts with nature. By dividing the poem into three stanzas, the speaker represents the fluctuation from peace of mind to despair. Arnold uses many literary devices to show these fluctuations, which also gives us the theme of humanity's transformation of happiness to despair. Works CitedArnold, Matthew. "Dover Beach." Western Wind. Eds. John F. Nims and David Mason. Boston: Mcgraw Hill, 1998. 225-26....
