Ulysses
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"Ulysses" is a dramatic monologue poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson that reflects on aging, heroism, and the restless desire for continued adventure and purpose.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ulysses canonical | 4 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dramatic monologue
ⓘ
poem ⓘ |
| addressee |
the mariners
ⓘ
the reader ⓘ |
| author | Alfred, Lord Tennyson ⓘ |
| basedOnCharacterFrom |
Homeric epic tradition
ⓘ
Homer's Odyssey ⓘ
surface form:
The Odyssey
|
| centralThemes |
aging
ⓘ
conflict between duty and desire ⓘ desire for adventure ⓘ heroism ⓘ identity ⓘ leadership ⓘ mortality ⓘ restlessness ⓘ search for purpose ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1842 ⓘ |
| form | dramatic monologue ⓘ |
| genre |
Victorian literature
ⓘ
surface form:
Victorian poetry
|
| inCanonOf | major works of Alfred, Lord Tennyson ⓘ |
| influence | modern reflections on aging and heroism ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | classical mythology ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryDevices |
allusion
ⓘ
enjambment ⓘ imagery ⓘ irony ⓘ symbolism ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Victorian era ⓘ |
| mentionsCharacter |
Penelope
ⓘ
Telemachus ⓘ |
| meter | blank verse ⓘ |
| narrativeVoice | first-person ⓘ |
| notableLine | To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield ⓘ |
| oftenAnthologized | yes ⓘ |
| philosophicalConcerns |
meaning of life in old age
ⓘ
persistence of the heroic spirit ⓘ |
| poet | Alfred, Lord Tennyson ⓘ |
| publishedInCollection | Poems (1842) ⓘ |
| setting | Ithaca ⓘ |
| speaker |
Odysseus
ⓘ
Ulysses self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| structure | single continuous speech ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | the later life of Ulysses after his return to Ithaca ⓘ |
| tone |
defiant
ⓘ
melancholic ⓘ reflective ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Alfred Tennyson