This document contains questions about the poem "Ulysses" by Alfred, Lord Tennyson. It asks about the form of blank verse used in the poem, the structure which divides it into three sections, and the specific language used. It also contains discussion questions about how Tennyson presents the character of Ulysses and creates tensions in portraying him as both heroic and potentially foolish. The document analyzes the poem's formal elements, language, and characterization of Ulysses.
Poetry is the most compact form of literature. A poem packs all kinds of ideas, feelings, and sounds into a few carefully chosen words.
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Poetry is the most compact form of literature. A poem packs all kinds of ideas, feelings, and sounds into a few carefully chosen words.
The look, sound, and language of poetry all work together to create a total effect.
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In elements of poetry, there are 2 types of poetry >> it is the SENSE, and
SOUND.
Under the SENSE we have:
DICTION,
IMAGES & SENSE EXPRESSION, and lastly
FIGURE OF SPEECH.
the next topic will be SOUND.
Under the SOUND we have :
TONE
RHYTHM
METER
RHYME SCHEME
some of these topics has an example and defination of its name.
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It is a powerpoint presentation that discusses about the lesson or topic: Poetry and its Elements. It also talks about the definition and different characteristics, forms and types of Poetry.
In elements of poetry, there are 2 types of poetry >> it is the SENSE, and
SOUND.
Under the SENSE we have:
DICTION,
IMAGES & SENSE EXPRESSION, and lastly
FIGURE OF SPEECH.
the next topic will be SOUND.
Under the SOUND we have :
TONE
RHYTHM
METER
RHYME SCHEME
some of these topics has an example and defination of its name.
This is only the main elements of poetry, so i hope you stay tuned to my slides and i will be uploaded more slides reports here in slideshare.
It is a powerpoint presentation that discusses about the lesson or topic: Poetry and its Elements. It also talks about the definition and different characteristics, forms and types of Poetry.
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2. Fragments: what is this poem about?
Which of these uses of language is the most interesting and
why?
Can you find any connections to any of the previous poems?
• barren crags,
• Beyond the utmost bound of human thought.
• He works his work, I mine.
• How dull it is to pause
• I am become a name;
• I cannot rest
• I have enjoy'd greatly, have suffer'd greatly
• Most blameless is he
• Some work of noble note, may yet be done,
• This is my son
• To follow knowledge like a sinking star,
• To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.
• you and I are old;
3. Form
• Blank verse = iambic pentameter
conversational tone/pattern of everyday
speech
– But regular rhythm interrupted (why?):
• E.g. spondees (‘…I mine’…) forcefulness
• Dramatic monologue: single speaker
– To whom is Ulysses speaking?
• Contemplative soliloquy? Or address?
• Does the poem move from soliloquy to address?
• Does the poem move location?
4. Structure
• 70 lines, divided into three verse paragraphs.
• Can a four-part division be made?
– rejection of his barren life – first five lines
– fond recall of heroic past end of first verse
– dismissal/recognition of Telemachus’ governance
– consideration given to another journey
• How long is each section? What does this tell us?
• Which sections use least enjambment? Are most
monosyllabic? Why?
5. Run-on lines, caesurae
• Use of enjambment (run-on lines) vs short declarative
sentences.
– Enjambed lines (e.g. ‘All experience…)
• does he sometimes run away with himself?
• does he like the sound of his own voice?
– Short sentences, often monosyllabic (e.g. ‘He works his
work, I mine.’
• creates abrupt/blunt tone
– Overall impact: stop/go feeling is created…when is he
expansive, when brief?
• Caesurae or mid-line pauses (sing. Caesura)
– E.g. ‘The long day wanes: the slow moon climbs: the deep/moans…’
– Perhaps builds reflective/meditative mood/slows pacing down
6. Antithesis
• Contrasting of opposites in parallel phrases
– ‘rust unburnishd’/’shine in use’
– ‘I have enjoyed greatly, have suffered greatly’
– ‘little remains…something more’
• tone
– Discursive?
– Meditative?
– Inwardly debating?
7. Language
• Consider each verse paragraph in turn
– Image-clusters?
– Key images?
– Extended metaphors? Similes?
– Use of sound
• Use of monosyllable:
– ‘hoard and sleep and feed and know not me’ etc
• Tone of voice?
8. Tensions, Questions
• Heroic/Bronze age Greece vs…?
• How should we view Ulysses?
– resolute and heroic?
– as running away from his responsibilities?
– heroic zeal or foolish excess?
• View of self? View of others?
– Egoism or recognition of abilities?
– Contempt, condescension?
9. a) Question – Form, Structure,
Language
• How does Tennyson tell the story of Ulysses?
– Consider his choice of FORM
– Consider the STRUCTURE he uses
– Consider the SPECIFIC LANGUAGE of the poem
– Consider how the character of Ulysses is
presented
10. Homework – due next Friday
1. Complete your notes (They should be clearly labeled in your books):
– sound patterns
– men & women
– the past vs the present
1. Choose at least one of the following:
– the use of sound (including alliteration, assonance and spondees)
– the use of repetition and anaphora
– representations of men & women
– representations of life and death
• and write about how Tennyson uses/explores your chosen focus in the poems
you have studied so far. You may make comparisons, you may write about each
poem separately. You may use notes you have made to help you, but it should
be written as your own ideas!
• For example: Tennyson’s use of sound in ‘Mariana’ helps to reinforce her
isolation and loneliness. The use of assonance creates an echo which is then
inflated by the repeated rhyme pattern in the verses. This is similar to the way
that Shalott is described…
However, in ‘Tithonus’ the use of spondee creates a sense of the weariness felt by
the speaker…