Bring on the tough stuff - there’s not just one right answer.
- How does Tennyson play with repetition and refrain? What effect does it have on the poem?
- Where does pathetic fallacy occur in the poem? Whose moods does it reflect?
- How does the epigraph set up the theme and tone? Is it a fitting one?
- Does anything actually happen in this poem? If so, what? If not, why?
- How does the poplar tree serve as a symbol? Why is it so important?