"Ulysses" by Alfred Lord Tennyson
(375 IPEL)


“Ulysses”

What happens at the end of Homer’s Odyssey?   (You should remember this from freshman year)

How does Dante treat Ulysses in The Inferno?  (Look this up on the internet) 

How does Tennyson combine the two stories?   

How is Penelope treated in this poem?  Explain the significance.   

Choose and respond to your favorite line, lines, or image.   

Is Ulysses admirable?  Why or why not?   

Identify meter, genre, imagery, and other poetic devices.  



BONUS: 
​Find an example of this poem being quoted in the last 50 years.