Question

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

 “One equal temper of heroic hearts, Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield. ”

(i) Though made weak by time and fate, the hearts are heroic. Explain.

(ii) Pick out the words in alliteration in the above lines.

Answer 1

(i) Ulysses and his compatriots have visited many strange places in their previous voyages and enjoyed misfortunes and glorious triumphs with the same heroic temperament. They might have become old and may not have the same strength they had in youth. But they still share the thirst for travel and pursuit of knowledge in the unexplored world. Their bravery and spiritual strength are intact.

(ii) Strive, seek, heroic, hearts are the words that alliterate.