“Crossing the Bar” by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Tennyson employs symbolism throughout the poem. It is about
the journey towards death and that it may come unexpectedly. “And may there be
no sadness of farewell when I embark.” This line portrays the speakers view of
death as a journey. In addition, it also reveals that the speaker does not want
his friends and family to be sad when he dies. “I hope to see my Pilot face to
face when I have crossed the bar.” This line reveals a subtle eagerness towards
death. Pilot symbolizes God because it is capitalized and it refers to seeing a
person after the speaker has died. Crossing
the bar symbolizes the transition from life on earth to eternal life through
death. Because death means that the speaker will move onto eternal life, he or
she is accepting of it and thinks of death in a positive light.
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