Alfred, Lord, Tennyson; crossing the bar

Literal: Does the poem have a speaker? What is happening in the poem.

Answer explanation

The speaker who will soon head out to sea, hopes the tide will be calm and collected. He hopes for no dramatic goodbyes. He knows despite the possibility of dark times he might meet his Pilot ( God)

What does the speaker hope for in the final stanza. Like in Rime Of The Ancient Mariner, who is Pilot spelled with a capital P?

Answer explanation

The Pilot is a metaphor for God -> to see him face to face.

If the poem is an extended metaphor, on what journey is he about to embark.

Answer explanation

* The speaker might be on a journey of death * The sunset and evening star -> going into the light * The clear call -> sound of trumpets becoming him to heaven * The sea may take him far beyond a time and place * to see my Pilot's face -> See God face to face