... fulfilment from the emptiness of Ithaca, evident through emotive language, and similie as he "[yearns] in desire to follow knowledge like a sinking star, beyond the upmost bound of human thought". In the final line of the poem, this desire evolves into purpose as Ulysses preaches the aphoristic statement: "to strive, to seek, to find and not to yield ... ...

• Word Count: 917
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Graduate