This
paper compares the way the
poems, "Dover Beach", by Matthew Arnold, and "Dover Bitch", by Anthony Hech, treat the subject of
love. The paper explains that, while both poems are about love, the type of love each poem is describing is quite
different. The paper goes on to discuss the different tones in the poems, which render the poems' descriptions of love very differently. Also discussed is how Hecht makes his
Poem, "Dover Bitch", a commentary about the confusing desire for love by satirizing Arnold's poem, "Dover Beach".
More summaries about the Matthew Arnold's "Dover Beach" and Anthony Hecht's "Dover Bitch"