Hi is so dissatisfied with the life of Ithaca judging the people whom he does not know. The people of Ithaca are different when compared with the mariners of him who came along with him to adventurous world.
The mariners are ready to give their lives for the adventures. But, these people are not like that. They eat and sleep. They are not more civilized. But, Ulysses saw people who are civilized in his journeys, met with different circumstances. Tennyson uses still hearth and barren crags which represents the meaningless and empty life which Ulysses does not want to live in Ithaca.
He also thinks and refers his wife is aged too. At last he laments using "three suns" the time he has stayed in Ithaca unnecessarily. Perseverance for adventurous life Ulysses words reveal his perseverance attitude towards his journey of adventures. He states that he cannot take rest from travel.
Actually, he has responsibility to guard his son and family and pour out his experiences to rule Ithaca. But, there is huge difference of lives between him and his son. The subjects are completely different. Hence, he wants to live his way. He does not want to waste his life in this place but to drink his life to the lees which he wants to live his life full in his liken manner. He is untamed spirit for his journeys and remembers the civilized societies.
He says that the remaining life should not be wasted and every added hour should provide new knowledge and he starts his journey towards knowledge and in his way he does not want to leave any opportunity. Conscious of morality Ulysses is aware that death is the final destiny of every man. That is why he says death closes all. He uses the words to refer something is to be done before the death. He affirms that most of life is over and he has only little life.
In this life, he does not want to rust but to shine being put into use. He uses eternal silence to depict the death and says every minute added should bring new things.
Old Age feebleness Ulysses is not only concerned with death but also old age hampers him in his way of exploration and knowledge earning. He uses words like "gray spirit" in his speeches. He even says old age has its honor and responsibilities and tries to be out of the old age melancholy and respects it as it also has its honor. Later, in his quest of new world and gain of knowledge, he says there is no strength in him like before.
He says time and fate together have made their bodies feeble. Yet he says he is strong in will and the will lead him to his destiny. Exploration attitude Ulysses is after exploration with hungry heart like hungry lion after his spending of three suns in Ithaca. At last, he sets sail to explore the world. In this way, he remembers his explored world previously. He has seen several cities and citizens of it, manners, councils, governments etc. He has earned name and fame through his explorations.
After setting sailing, he says he wants to explore the untraveled world. He wants gather that knowledge as soon as possible in his short life. That is why he wants to be as fast as to catch the sinking star. He begins his journey in twilight and stars begin to appear in between the rocks. They may soon sink into baths as assumed by Romans when day starts. Hence, he wants to grab those stars before they sink.
He hopes a newer world is waiting for his welcome. He does not like Ithaca. He wants to reach happy isles at the end of his life. There are two possibilities of their travel. The gulfs may wash them down and they may die. They may reach the Happy Isles and meet the great Achilles. Identify the figures of speech employed in the following lines. The figure of speech Personification is employed in the above lines. Read the sets of lines from the poem and answer the questions that follow.
That hoard, and sleep, and feed, and know not me. What does Ulysses do? Ulysses allots rewards and punishments to the people of his kingdom.
Did he enjoy what he was doing? Give reasons. No, Ulysses did not enjoy ruling his country, because. Gleams that untravelled world, whose margin fades. For ever and for ever when I move. What is experience compared to? Experience is compared to an arch. How do the lines convey that the experience is endless? It never ends and so the experiences of Ulysses never end. Thus these lines convey that the experience is endless.
From that eternal silence, something more,. A bringer of new things; and vile it were. How is every hour important to Ulysses? Every hour brings some new experiences and new knowledge to Ulysses.
So it is important to him. To whom I leave the sceptre and the isle Well-loved of me,. Who does Ulysses entrust his kingdom to, in his absence? Ulysses entrusts his kingdom to his son Telemachus. The thunder and the sunshine, and opposed. What do we infer about the attitude of the sailors?
The sailors welcome both the bad times and good times equally. They could face hardships as free and self reliant men. Some work of noble note, may yet be done,. Not unbecoming men that strove with Gods. The above lines convey the undying spirit of Ulysses.
Ulysses opines that death is end to all. But, before the death engulfs him, he wants to do something great. Pick out the words in alliteration in the above lines.
Words in alliteration: ere - end; noble - note. To sail beyond the sunset, and the baths. Of all the western stars, until I die.
Ulysses purpose in life is to sail to new places beyond the sunset, and beyond the western stars to gain knowledge. How long would his venture last? His venture would last till his death. One equal temper of heroic hearts,. Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will.
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield. Though made weak by time and fate, the hearts are heroic. Though Ulysses and his mariners grew old and weak, their spirit is young and undaunted. It little profits that an idle king,. By this still hearth, among these barren crags,. Match'd with an aged wife, I mete and dole. I cannot rest from travel: I will drink. Life to the lees: all times I have enjoyed.
Ulysses wants to live the life to the fullest. Through scudding drifts the rainy Hyades. Vexed the dim sea: lam become a name;. For always roaming with a hungry heart. Hyades is group of stars. How was Ulysses roaming? Ulysses was roaning with a hungry heart to quench the thirst of adventure. To follow knowledge like a sinking star,.
Beyond the utmost bound of human thought. What comparision is used here? Mention the figure of speech in the above line. Figure of speech: Simile. To whom I leave the sceptre and the isle —. Well-loved of me, discerning to fulfd. This labour, by slow prudence to make mild. What does Ulysses leave to his son?
Ulysses leaves the sceptre and the kingdom to his son. What does Ulysses describe in this line? When I am gone. He works his work, I mine. There lies the port; the vessel puffs her sail:. Come, my friends, 'T is not too late to seek a newer world. Push off, and sitting well in order smite The sounding furrows;. It may be that the gulfs will wash us down: It may be we shall touch the Happy Isles, And see the great Achilles, whom we knew.
Tho' much is taken, much abides; and tho' We are not now that strength which in old days Moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are;. One equal temper of heroic hearts, Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield. Select any word below to get its definition in the context of the poem. The words are listed in the order in which they appear in the poem.
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