The poem describes a peaceful and harmonious sea. The united of the images show the beautiful melody and lay the groundwork for the arrival of the climax. The melody ups and downs, which suggests that the poet is suffering the same. Meanwhile, the peaceful sea against the noisy in poet’ heart, which makes the poem rich in special rhyme and enhances the artistic expression.

"Dover Beach" is a short lyric poem. The poet hears the sound of the sea as "the eternal note of sadness". Although there are lots of difficulties we have to face in the world, we have love, trust, and help which play an important role to us.

The poem has a strong sense of rhyme and makes it more vivid. He based his own thought and emotion on the brief words, then conveyed them to the readers. The poem aquried higher artistic achievement than others in the aspect of sound and art.