As with
much of Tennyson's verse, the dominant tone of " " is arguably one of quiet
resignation or even despair. Despite the declaration that he wishes yet to seek a newer world, I
sense that the speaker is alluding to one last accomplishment as a prelude to death. Or the
newer world in itself may refer to death.
Ulysses knows his time is almost
up. The opening statement of the poem is what lingers most in the memory: his realization that
his time...
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