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Ulysses
Alfred, Lord Tennyson’s poem Ulysses depicts the life of a great man. Ulysses, (Latin for Odysseus), is the King of Ithaca, a former war hero, and the only speaker in the dramatic monologue. After the Trojan War, Ulysses did not return home for twenty years and in the poem he speaks about the experience. ... Through reading the poem it is learned that Ulysses past was his odyssey, the present is finally being home in Ithaca, and the possibilities of the future reflect what he wants to do.
The structure of the poem is a dramatic monologue about Ulysses love for travel. ... Tennyson uses figurative language and diction to make the poem effective and capture the emotions of Ulysses. In the first line of the second stanza, Ulysses says, “I cannot rest from travel: I will drink life to the lees. ... Ulysses wants to get all he can out of life and decides to pass the throne onto his son, Telemachus, who will cherish it more than him, so he can set sail on to the final voyage of his life. ... ” This line defines Ulysses love of battle and it is a reminder that he was a great war hero.
Several poetic devices are presented in Ulysses. ... The line is referring to Ulysses odyssey, or past experiences, by saying that he met new people and saw new things and the more he traveled the “margin” faded and expanded his horizons.
Approximate Word count = 1193
Approximate Pages = 4.8
(250 words per page double spaced)
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