Question

What is the aim of the journey in poem crossing the bar

Answer 1

crossing the bar is an allegorical poem about the soul's journey through eternity .Literally the poem means a sea-voyage in the evening asking the pilot to guide to reach the destination

Answer 2

Aim of the journey in poem “Crossing the Bar”:

In the poem 'Crossing the Bar', the poet described about his acceptance to death and gave the example of the sand bar to describe the journey from life to death.

A sandbar is built up of sand and can be destroyed merely by a wave clash while on the other hand, waves have to clash with the sandbar in order to reach back the ocean. The poet does not want his near and dear ones to cry after he dies. They should not be sad on his death.