Eighth Posting

Alfred, Lord Tennyson was yet another author that was interesting to read about. After he was basically shut down by his grandfather and given the money. I bet his grandfather felt stupid after Tennyson published so much and became so successful. I also thought that it was cool that both of his parents including his alcoholic father loved poetry. He grew up in poverty and an unstable family, but Tennyson became a great poet in the end no matter what. Everyone expected this of him seeing as he was the image of what a poet is said to look like. I enjoyed the poems "The Kraken" and "Crossing the Bar" both poems are about the sea and also short and sweet. "The Kraken" is a very animated poem I can actually see what is gong on. I can see the sea monster sleeping in his cave "The Kraken sleepeth..." and he will rise and die on the surface. This poem I am sure has more meaning to it. Possibly this is how Tennyson felt as a child kind of trapped in a sense. "Crossing the Bar" is a very peaceful poem. I feel like Tennyson was at peace when writing this poem I can almost imagine him getting on a boat in the dark and wanting to know what the pilot looks like. In the poem he can't wait to see the pilot who he has been on the boat with and he knows he won't be able to see him until he crosses the bar and is in the light. I think we have all wondered what it would be like to be in an situation like this.