In what way is the theme in this excerpt from "the lady of shalott" by alfred, lord tennyson similar to the theme of the poem "ulysses"? down she came and found a boat beneath a willow left afloat, and round about the prow she wrote the lady of shalott. and down the river's dim expanse like some bold seër in a trance, seeing all his own mischance-- with a glassy countenance did she look to camelot. and at the closing of the day she loosed the chain, and down she lay; the broad stream bore her far away, the lady of shalott. a)both poems explore the idea of pursuing new experiences. b)both poems reflect on issues of isolation from society. c)both poems use images of water and boats to represent the unknown. d)both poems warn against the dangers of embarking on a new journey.

I think the answer is A

The answer is A. Plato users

Explanation:

first of all the mood needs to be defined: it is obviously a mood of deceitful relief and serenity. why? because the cape horn is one of the most violent maritime regions of earth and although it has been left behind, it is a personification of ahab’s delirium and the fact that the end of the passage speaks about it about being “hidden” but “raving” immediately conveys the feeling the calm is not permanent but fleeting.

furthermore, the oxymoron “mild stun'sails” is the first instance of such feeling as the adjective “mild” is associated with “stunned” underscoring the fleeting nature of this “tranquil” moment. and the contrasts keep piling up, with the opposition between “dark den” and “blessed light and air” to end with the final conclusion that leaves the reader with the uneasy knowledge that this is just a reprieve.

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