Learning Paths » 5A Interacting
1) Read the poem through and say:
- who is speaking and to whom
- how old he is
- where he is
- what he is setting out on
2) what now read the text again, this time
summerise what Ulysses says and feels following the guidelines on the left. for each point consider also Tennysion's vocabulary indicating which words and fra, in particular, revil in the heroe's traits and attitudes. the first point as been wrtitten for you
Life of Ithaca (lines 1-5) It is uncivilized and bleak and lacks excitement
3 A
how is Ulysses portrayed in the poem?
To answer the question, consider:
his present situation
the contrast whit Telemachus
what he can be taken to be symbolic of
whether he differs from the picture we usually associate with the hero of the Odyssey
B what is the poet's attitude to Ulysses and Telemachus? With whom does he side?
4) the poem