Originally appearing in the 1889 collection Demeter and Other Poems, its treatment of death and the metaphor of the peaceful sea contrast sharply with the harsh imagery of the poet's earlier "Break, break, break."
Charles Parry's musical arrangement of this poem debuted at the 1903 Hereford Festival. Originally appearing in the 1889 collection Demeter and Other Poems, its treatment of death and the metaphor of the peaceful sea contrast sharply with the harsh imagery of the poet's earlier "Break, break, break." The Pilot whom the author hopes to confront has variously been interpreted as either Christ or Arthur Hallam, and the title action refers to a ship exiting a harbor. For ten points, what is this poem that, at the author's request, concludes every collection by Alfred Lord Tennyson?
Charles Parry's musical arrangement of this poem debuted at the 1903 Hereford Festival.
“Crossing the Bar”