CROSSING THE BAR BY ALFRED, LORD TENNYSON SEAN GASSAWAY

Sunset and evening star, And one clear call for me! And may there be no moaning of the bar, When I put out to sea, But such a tide as moving seems asleep, Too full for sound and foam, When that which drew from out the boundless deep Turns again home. Twilight and evening bell, And after that the dark! And may there be no sadness of farewell, When I embark; For tho' from out our bourne of Time and Place The flood may bear me far, I hope to see my Pilot face to face When I have crost the bar. Crossing the Bar By Alfred, Lord Tennyson

Anecdote of the Jar By Wallace Stevens I placed a jar in Tennessee, And round it was, upon a hill. It made the slovenly wilderness Surround that hill. The wilderness rose up to it, And sprawled around, no longer wild. The jar was round upon the ground And tall and of a port in air. It took dominion everywhere. The jar was gray and bare. It did not give of bird or bush, Like nothing else in Tennessee.

BIOGRAPHY OF ALFRED, LORD TENNYSON As source material for his poetry, Tennyson used a wide range of subject matter ranging from medieval legends to classical myths and from domestic situations to observations of nature. The influence of John Keats and other Romantic poets published before and during his childhood is evident from the richness of his imagery and descriptive writing. He also handled rhythm masterfully. The insistent beat of Break, Break, Break emphasizes the relentless sadness of the subject matter. Tennyson's use of the musical qualities of words to emphasize his rhythms and meanings is sensitive. Tennyson was appointed to the position of Poet Laureate He held the position until his own death in 1892, by far the longest tenure of any laureate before or since.

1 Sunset and evening star, 2 And one clear call for me! 3 And may there be no moaning of the bar, 4 When I put out to sea, 5 But such a tide as moving seems asleep, 6 Too full for sound and foam, 7 When that which drew from out the boundless deep 8 Turns again home. 9 Twilight and evening bell, 10 And after that the dark! 11 And may there be no sadness of farewell, 12 When I embark; 13 For tho' from out our bourne of Time and Place 14 The flood may bear me far, 15 I hope to see my Pilot face to face 16 When I have crost the bar. Structure 4 stanzas 16 lines Rhyme Scheme Pattern End rhyme The author used this to create rhythm and beat through out the poem

Sunset and evening star, And one clear call for me! And may there be no moaning of the bar, When I put out to sea, But such a tide as moving seems asleep, Too full for sound and foam, When that which drew from out the boundless deep Turns again home. Twilight and evening bell, And after that the dark! And may there be no sadness of farewell, When I embark; For tho' from out our bourne of Time and Place The flood may bear me far, I hope to see my Pilot face to face When I have crost the bar. Speaker of the poem The speaker does not want to say bye as he sails away because he wants there to be no sadness

Sunset and evening star, A And one clear call for me! B And may there be no moaning of the bar, A When I put out to sea, B But such a tide as moving seems asleep, C Too full for sound and foam, D When that which drew from out the boundless deep C Turns again home. D Twilight and evening bell, E And after that the dark! F And may there be no sadness of farewell, E When I embark; F For tho' from out our bourne of Time and Place G The flood may bear me far, H I hope to see my Pilot face to face G When I have crost the bar. H Rhyme Scheme The poet uses end rhyme to help the poem have a steady rhythm

Imagery “Sunset and evening star” “twilight and evening bell”

“the boundless deep” “And after that the dark!”

Sunset and evening star, And one clear call for me! And may there be no moaning of the bar, When I put out to sea, But such a tide as moving seems asleep, Too full for sound and foam, When that which drew from out the boundless deep Turns again home. Twilight and evening bell, And after that the dark! And may there be no sadness of farewell, When I embark; For tho' from out our bourne of Time and Place The flood may bear me far, I hope to see my Pilot face to face When I have crost the bar. Literary elements End rhyme the speaker uses end rhyme to give the poem a rhythm and to smoothly flow through he poem Imagery- the speaker uses imagery to show what the speaker sees or what he thinks he sees

Sunset and evening star, And one clear call for me! And may there be no moaning of the bar, When I put out to sea, But such a tide as moving seems asleep, Too full for sound and foam, When that which drew from out the boundless deep Turns again home. Twilight and evening bell, And after that the dark! And may there be no sadness of farewell, When I embark; For tho' from out our bourne of Time and Place The flood may bear me far, I hope to see my Pilot face to face When I have crost the bar. Literary elements Personification- the poet uses personification to explain that the water is slow moving The poem is a ballad because it tells a story

LITERAL MEANING The literal meaning of the poem is a person sailing away on a boat and as he says goodbye he does not want them to be upset with his absence

FIGURATIVE MEANING The figurative meaning is a man/woman going away and he/she does not want to leave his/her family in sadness.

AUTHORS PURPOSE The authors purpose for the poem is to explain that when someone has to leave its not only you that is getting hurt its also the person leaving

THEME The theme of the poem is that just because someone is leaving does not mean they wont be back

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