Comment on the form and diction of the poem. FORM The form of the poem is simple. It has four stanzas with irregular lines, that is, the stanzas are of unequal length. However, there are sixteen lines in all having an alternate rhyming patterns of ab ab,cdcd, efef, ghgh etc. These regular end rhymes create …
Discuss the theme of passage to eternity in the poem, Crossing The Bar”. “Crossing The Bar” talks about passage to eternity. Death is an inevitable factor in human existence and it comes, when it comes. Thus the poet imagines his death at sunset as the call of nature comes: Sunset and evening star And one …
Write short notes on the importance of the poetic devices used in the poem-Crossing The Bar. The following poetic techniques/devices have been effectively used in the poem to achieve the maximum results. Metaphor — “dark” and “sunset” are metaphors of death. The “flood may bear me far” signifies one’s unknown destination in death. The ‘bar’ …
POETIC ANALYSIS The poem is an Insight into eternity. It is expressive of the speaker’s wish, especially on the last day. The ‘bar” to be crossed is the metaphor for the boundary between life and death. The first stanza of the poem paints a picture of the evening which implies old age and the expected …