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What is the main theme of the poem crossing the bar?

What is the main theme of the poem crossing the bar?

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  1. Crossing the bar is a poem written by Alfred Tennyson in 1830. The main theme in “Crossing the Bar” is the acceptance of death. Death is an inevitable transition. We are born, live, and die, and this life is but a small part of the universe’s great cycle. Our birth and death are but the beginning and end of a long, long journey. In the poem “Crossing the bar”, the speaker is on a voyage to the other world. He believes that he is going to his eternal home which is a reunion with his creator.

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