How does Tennyson convey Ulysses' optimism? Ulysses' optimism about setting sail once again that is. Particularly his optimism in the last few lines...

It seems
to me that the subtext of the question helps to answer the original question.  'is not one that
is rendered of fear.  After enduring his harrowing journey, Ulysses is not shown to have been
scarred or scared from his experience.  Rather, he is one who is active, ready to get back to
what it is he loved to do.  Tennyson constructs his version of the Greek hero with...