Question

Read the sets of lines from the poem and answer the questions that follow.

 “Little remains: but every hour is saved From that eternal silence, something more, A bringer of new things; and vile it were”

(i) How is every hour important to Ulysses?

(ii) What does the term ‘Little remains’ convey?

Answer 1

(i) One lives in this world for a limited time. Every hour can provide new knowledge. So, every hour is very important.

(ii) Ulysses realizes that he has become old. He has not much time left. He doesn’t want to die resting in his kingdom. He states that his remaining lifetime is very limited.