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Ulysses by Alfred Tennyson

Ulysses by Alfred Tennyson. Latin name. Greek name. He is the: king of Ithaca, husband of Penelope, father of Telemachus,. Odysseus or Ulysses is the hero of Homer's epic poem, “The Odyssey.”. Ulysses is a great adventurer known for his cunning and resourcefulness.

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Ulysses by Alfred Tennyson

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  1. Ulyssesby Alfred Tennyson http://www.marrasouk.com

  2. Latin name Greek name He is the: king of Ithaca, husband of Penelope, father of Telemachus, Odysseus or Ulysses is the hero of Homer's epic poem, “The Odyssey.” Ulysses is a great adventurer known for his cunning and resourcefulness. He took 10 years to get home from the Trojan War! http://www.marrasouk.com

  3. In Tennyson’s poem about Ulysses the hero is on the island of Ithaca In retirement Ulysses contemplates one final voyage… It’s written in the first person It’s a dramatic monologue Ulysses is speaking http://www.marrasouk.com

  4. In the first section Ulysses reflects on his life Ulysses Talking about himself It little profits that an idle king, By this still hearth, among these barren crags, Suggests lack of action empty Give out The islanders Match'd with an aged wife, I mete and dole Unequal laws unto a savage race, That hoard, and sleep, and feed, and know not me. They don’t recognise his achievements http://www.marrasouk.com

  5. In the second section Ulysses looks back all times I have enjoyed Greatly, have suffered greatly, both with those That loved me, and alone; Repeated for emphasis - Ulysses is a man of extremes both on shore Stars that bring rain At sea and when Through scudding drifts the rainy Hyades Vexed the dim sea: troubled The epic language emphasises the scale of what he has done http://www.marrasouk.com

  6. Ulysses thinks about the exciting times from his life Much have I seen and known; I am become a name; For always roaming cities of men and manners, climates, councils, governments It is these times that he remembers Where he was honoured drunk delight of battle with my peers; Far on the ringing plains of windy Troy. He enjoyed war http://www.marrasouk.com

  7. Ulysses' past experience makes him want more adventure Sounds enticing experience is an arch wherethrough Gleams that untravelled world Travel and action are better than standing still Contrasts with “gleams” How dull it is to pause, to make an end, To rust unburnished, not to shine in use! Comparing himself to a sword unpolished http://www.marrasouk.com

  8. Ulysses knows that he has not much time left He wants.. Links the idea of travel and knowledge To follow knowledge like a sinking star, Beyond the utmost bound of human thought. The journey which no one has yet travelled http://www.marrasouk.com

  9. In the next section he says he will leave his kingdom to his son Telemachus Telemachus has the job of civilizing the people of Ithaca Well-loved of me to make mild A rugged people, and through soft degrees Subdue them to the useful and the good. Ulysses want no part of this He works his work, I mine. http://www.marrasouk.com

  10. Ulysses gets set for his last voyage There gloom the dark broad seas. He speaks to his mariners How does this line make the voyage seem dangerous? you and I are old; He knows that death is close He sees himself and his men as heroes But before it arrives Not unbecoming men that strove with Gods Some work of noble note, may yet be done, To be accomplished on the voyage http://www.marrasouk.com

  11. He’s ready to leave To sail beyond the sunset, Tis not too late to seek a newer world. To the edge of the known world Has an air of finality and the baths Of all the western stars, until I die. He‘s no desire to return from this voyage Beyond the straits of Gibraltar http://www.marrasouk.com

  12. Perhaps he wanted to be reunited with him? Ulysses thinks of paradise It may be we shall touch the Happy Isles, And see the great Achilles, whom we knew The companion of Ulysses at Troy “about the need of going forward and braving the struggle of life" Tennyson was 24 when he wrote this poem, shortly after the death of his friend Arthur Hallam http://www.marrasouk.com

  13. In the final section Ulysses realises he is old but he still wants to live life Most of his life is over remains Tho' much is taken, much abides He’s realistic about his limitations We are not now that strength But he won’t be beaten by what lies ahead but strong in will to strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield Is Ulysses trying to motivate himself for the journey? http://www.marrasouk.com Give in

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