The speaker in the poem is standing on the cliffs of Dover at night over looking the sea. ... The "cliffs of England"(4) are "glimmering and vast, out in the tranquil bay"(5). The poet uses visual imagery to describe in detail the cliffs sparkling in the moonlight. ... With the "slow"(13) rhythm of the waves it "[brings] /the eternal note of sadness in"(13-14), we start to feel sorry for the speaker as his emotions bring feelings of sorrow. ...

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• Grade Level: High School