“To a Child Dancing Upon the Shore” meaing

a child dancing on the shore having a good time

Explanation:

A young child is dancing near the shore letting their hair go in the wind with no care about anything. An older man is watching as the child is dancing on the shore and he was saying that the child has no worries. They haven't gone through what the man has gone through yet, because he/she is just a child.

Explanation:

dramatic irony occurs when the reader/audience knows more about a character's situation than the character does. the one main effect is that it gives the reader a sense of superiority, or detached superiority. the reader not only seemingly discovers what is revealed, but feels superior for doing so.