Below is the last stanza of a poem, "Dover Beach," written in 1876 by Matthew Arnold.Ah, love, let us be trueTo one another! for the world, which seemsTo lie before us like a land of dreams,So various, so beautiful, so new,Hath really neither joy, nor love, nor light,Nor certitude, nor peace, nor help for pain;And we are here as on a darkling plainSwept with confused alarms of struggle and flight,Where ignorant armies clash by night.Which one of the following statements best characterizes Arnold's view of the world?A. The world is not a beautiful place.B. The world is just a dream.C. The world is a confusing and hostile place.D. The world is made for lovers.
