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  1. Ulysses | The Poetry Foundation

    Ulysses By Alfred, Lord Tennyson 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

  2. Ulysses by Alfred, Lord Tennyson - Academy of American Poets

    And see the great Achilles, whom we knew. Though much is taken, much abides; and though We are not now that strength which in old days Moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are, One …

  3. Ulysses by Alfred Lord Tennyson - Poem Analysis

    Alfred Lord Tennyson's dramatic monologue, 'Ulysses,' presents the indomitable courage and adventurous zeal of old Ulysses.

  4. Ulysses (poem) - Wikipedia

    Ulysses (poem) Alfred, Lord Tennyson, author of "Ulysses", portrayed by George Frederic Watts " Ulysses " is a poem in blank verse by the Victorian poet Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809–1892), written …

  5. Ulysses Full Text - Ulysses - Owl Eyes

    Tennyson uses a simile when he describes Ulysses’s being holed up in pursuit of knowledge “like a sinking star.” This is the second of three times that Ulysses mentions stars in the poem.

  6. Ulysses by Alfred, Lord Tennyson | DiscoverPoetry.com

    Bringing you the best in poetry.Ulysses by Alfred, Lord Tennyson 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 Unequal laws …

  7. Ulysses Poem Summary and Analysis | LitCharts

    The best Ulysses study guide on the planet. The fastest way to understand the poem's meaning, themes, form, rhyme scheme, meter, and poetic devices.

  8. Ulysses by Alfred Lord Tennyson - Poetry.com

    May 13, 2011 · Read, review and discuss the Ulysses poem by Alfred Lord Tennyson on Poetry.com

  9. Ulysses - The Victorian Web

    Mar 17, 2018 · [Tennyson's "Ulysses" first appeared in Morte D'Arthur, and Other Idyls. By Alfred Tennyson. London: Edward Moxon, Dover Street, MDCCCXLII. pp. 67. This, however, was a trial …

  10. Ulysses by Alfred Lord Tennyson – Greatest Poems

    Meaning of the Poem: Ulysses one of the most famous poems of Alfred Lord Tennyson, begins at the end of Odysseus life after the events of Homer’s Odyssey.

  11. Tennyson's Poetry “Ulysses” Summary & Analysis | SparkNotes

    A summary of “Ulysses” in Alfred Lord Tennyson's Tennyson's Poetry. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of Tennyson's Poetry and what it means. Perfect for …

  12. Ulysses poem - Lord Alfred Tennyson - Best Poems

    Aug 11, 2022 · It little profits that an idle king, By this still hearth, among these barren crags, Matched with an aged wife, I mete and dole Unequal laws unto a savage race,...

  13. Ulysses – The Poetry Society: Poems

    Ulysses by Alfred, Lord Tennyson It little profits that an idle king, By this still hearth, among these barren crags, Matched with an agèd wife, I mete and dole

  14. Ulysses Analysis - Literary devices and Poetic devices

    Poem analysis of Lord Alfred Tennyson Ulysses through the review of literary techniques, poem structure, themes, and the proper usage of quotes.

  15. Alfred Lord Tennyson’s “Ulysses” – Literary Latitude

    Jan 27, 2025 · Alfred Lord Tennyson, a towering figure in Victorian poetry, crafted works that resonated with the era's spirit of romanticism, exploration, and introspection. His poem "Ulysses," a dramatic …

  16. Ulysses Full Text and Analysis - Owl Eyes

    Alfred, Lord Tennyson’s “Ulysses” is a dramatic monologue spoken by the famous Greek hero Ulysses, whose story is the subject of Homer’s epic The Odyssey. The poem was published in 1833, near the …

  17. ‘To Strive, to Seek, to Find, and Not to Yield’: Tennyson’s Ulysses

    In particular, the ‘sense of loss’ Tennyson was coping with was the death of his close friend Arthur Henry Hallam, who had suddenly died, aged just 22, in 1833. We need to bear in mind Tennyson’s own …

  18. Alfred Tennyson's "Ulysses" - The Victorian Web

    Feb 9, 2013 · Even though Tennyson said "Ulysses" gave his feeling about Hallam's death and "the need for going forward, and braving the struggle of life," this account of the poem's meaning is …

  19. Ulysses” (1842) – Victorian Poetry and Poetics

    Composed by Tennyson in 1833 after the death of Arthur Henry Hallum, “Ulysses” was published in his second volume, Poems (1842). In “Ulysses,” we see the Tennyson’s conscious use of the past to …

  20. Ulysses: by Alfred Lord Tennyson - Summary & Analysis

    Ulysses, published in 1842, is based on a story from Greek mythology related in the Odyssey, written by Homer. Ulysses or Odysseus, King of the Greek island of Ithaca, fought in the war of Troy. When the …