About the Poem
This feeling is at the center of the poem.
What is longing or yearning?
Matthew Arnold was born in this country.
What is England?
The speaker in the poem wishes for this emotion or person to appear.
What is love?
Besides being a poet, Arnold also worked as this.
What is a school inspector?
Arnold uses parts of this (like stars and the sea) to express emotion.
What is nature?
Arnold lived during this century.
What is the 19th century?
The overall tone of the poem is both this and hopeful.
What is sad (or melancholy)?
Arnold’s poetry often explores this in his poetry.
What is searching for meaning?
The poem shows the beauty and pain wanting something that feels this.
What is out of reach or unattainable?
This is another one of Arnold’s famous poems about faith and uncertainty.
What is “Dover Beach”?