Question

explain briefly the theme of the poem crossing the bar
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Answer 1

Answer:

Major Themes in “Crossing the Bar”: Death and acceptance are the major themes of this poem. Throughout the poem, we find many examples which indicate that the poet is talking about the approaching dawn of his life. Although the poem is not morbid or sad, yet it describes the poet's meditation over his death.

Answer 2

Answer:

The poem describes his placid and accepting attitude toward death. Although he followed this work with subsequent poems, he requested that “Crossing the Bar” appear as the final poem in all collections of his work. Tennyson uses the metaphor of a sand bar to describe the barrier between life and death.