Tennyson's Poems

How suitable is the title of the poem 'Crossing the Bar'?

alfred lord tennyson

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"Crossing the bar" is a phrase that is a military (naval) phrase that is used to inform someone about that someone has died. This phrase is suitable because Tennyson's poem, Crossing the Bar, is an elegy.

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