Ulysses yearns for more adventure and travel despite now being old and having responsibilities ruling his kingdom. He entrusts his kingdom to his son Telemachus while he is away. Ulysses and his sailors have faced both good and bad times during their travels, represented by "thunder and sunshine," but their spirit of adventure remains undying. Ulysses' purpose is to continue traveling to unknown lands until his death.

2. Little profits - useless
Barren crags – rugged mountain
peaks
Mete and dole – allot rewards and
punishments
Savage race – uncivilized men

3. Life to the lees
– live life to the
fullest
metaphor

4. Scudding – moving rapidly
by winds
Hyades – stars to be
bringer of rains (Greek
myth)
Vext – upset
Hungry heart – longing for
adventure
personification
metaphor

5. Drunk delight of
battle –winning the
battles
metaphor

6. Ringing plains –
clashing of armour
Troy – city where
Trojan war took place
Arch - edge
Untravell'd world –
not travelled to
distant places
metaphor

7. Pause – stop
Rust unburnish’d –
to let go waste
without being used
metaphor

8. Eternal silence –
death
Bringer of new
things -
adventurous

9. Three suns - three
years
Gray spirit – soul
Sinking star – the
star that fades away
simile

10. Sceptre – ornamental
staff carried by rulers
Isle – island
Prudence - wisdom

12. personification
Offices – reign
Meet – suitable
Adoration – respect
Vessel - ship

13. Gloom – appear
Frolic – cheerful
Thunder and sunshine –
bad times and good
times
synecdoche

14. Hearts – willingness
Foreheads – lot of
confidence
Ere – before
Noble note - worth

15. Double
negatives
Strove – compete
Lights begin to
twinkle – stars
coming out
Long day wanes –
end of the day

16. Seek – find
Smite – strike
Furrows – mark made
on water by oars
Baths – oceans

17. Gulfs – inlet of
sea into land
Happy Isles –
Heaven of Greek
Achilles – Greek
warrior

18. Tho’ – though
Abides – remains
Yield - surrender

19. 1. What does Ulysses do? Ulysses is making laws for people who
don’t even know him.
2. Did he enjoy what he was doing? Give
reason.
No, he did not enjoy what he was doing.
He yearns for adventurous travel.
3. What is experience compared to? Experience is compared to an arch.
4. How do the lines convey that the
experience is endless?
When we see through the arch, the end
fades away and immediately a new sight
emerges. So the experience is endless.
5. How is every hour important to the
speaker?
As every hour passes, Ulysses gains
experience. So every hour is important to
him.

20. 6. What does the term ‘Little remain’
convey?
He is old and left with a few more days of
life.
7. Who does Ulysses entrust his kingdom
to, in his absence?
Ulysses entrusts his kingdom to his son
Telemachus.
8. Bring out the significances of the
‘sceptre’.
Sceptre is the staff carried by kings. It is a
symbol of kingly power.
9. What do ‘thunder’ and ‘sunshine’ refer
to?
“Thunder and sunshine” refer to the easy
and difficult situations in their travel.
10. What do we infer about the attitude
of the sailors?
The sailors have good and bad times with
an undying spirit of adventure.

21. 11. The above lines convey the undying
spirit of Ulysses. Explain
Ulysses has a strong mind to travel. He
will has no fear of any difficult situation.
12. What was Ulysses’ purpose in life? Ulysses’ purpose in life was to travel to
unknown lands.
13. How long would his venture last? His venture would last till his death.
14. Though made weak by time and fate,
the heart are heroic. Explain
Though Ulysses and his sailor are old and
weak, they have strong will to face
challenges.
15. What is “drink life to the lees”? Live life to the fullest.