"Crossing the bar" by Alfred Lord Tennyson analysis.

Sunset and evening star
And one clear call for me!

And may there be no moaning of the bar,  

When I put out to sea,

But such a tide as moving seems asleep,
Too full for sound and foam,
When that which drew from out the boundless deep
Turns again home.

Twilight and evening bell,
And after that the dark!
And may there be no sadness of farewell,
When I embark;

For though from out our bourne of Time and Place
The flood may bear me far,
I hope to see my Pilot face to face
When I have crossed the bar.

Title: The first thought that popped in my mind after reading the title was that this poem was about accomplishing something, like if you had finished a task or something, as if we would change some aspect of our lives.

Paraphrase: The poem talks about the wishes of the narrator which are to find peace and happiness once he crosses the bar, aswell to find his Pilot, referring to god, and to finally wait for the appropiate moment for his death.

Connotation: Tennyson is waiting for his death, but in this poem he's talking towards death like if it was a good thing, he's waiting for the moment to "cross the bar" which is the moment of crossing from this world to another, and as Tennyson hopes that place is heaven. He aswell mentions that he hopes to see his pilot which is a metaphor of God, or Jesus.

Attitude: The narrator's tone or attitude is hopeful, as he is expecting good things after death.

Shifts: The narrator's attitude stays the same in the whole poem.

Title: The title is a metaphor as crossing the bar would literally mean to arrive somewhere but in this case crossing the bar means to arrive to heaven after dying, or maybe passing out to a better life.

Theme: The theme of the poem is death, how Tennyson is waiting for his moment and how he wishes it to be like.

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