Flowers

[Lola83]

Tennyson's poem (song of the ? Eaters)

[Psybbo]

Lotus?

[shoota]

Yup - but I thought it was just 'The Lotus Eaters'

[Psybbo]

It is shoota

[Captain2]

Lotos

[shoota]

Actually its 'LOTOS'
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lotos-Eaters

[Captain2]

Song of the Lotos-Eaters is what I found

[shoota]

Lotos is the greek spelling of lotus but the poem bears the title 'The Lotos-Eaters'.
So the choice is yours Lola.

[Psybbo]

Lotus Eaters and Choric Song – Tennyson

Very unlikely to come up, as was the poem for Section A last year. Although, basic ideas are needed!
Overall themes and ideas: The poem is based on a section of Homer’s ‘Odyssey’, in which Odysseus and his men reach an island where they eat a drug-like plant. The effect of eating it is to make them feel relaxed and content. They decide that they have had enough of travelling. They want to stay here and eat the Lotos flowers. The poem includes the sailors’ song, in which they contrast a life of labour and responsibility with one of a drug-induced languor. The ‘lotus-eaters’ aims at highlighting the contradictory concepts of fulfilling one’s duties and following the desires of leading a romantic and idyllic life. Tennyson’s use of language, structure and devices effectively contrasts the reality of working and the illusion of idleness, through which he expresses the view that such a pleasurable life is unrealistic and naive.

[shoota]

http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/174631

[Captain2]

Very strange - I can find the poem as suggested by Psybbo and Shoota but also found one site with my title. Not very good with links so bear with.
www.englishverse.com/poems/song_of_the_lotoseaters

[shoota]

http://www.englishverse.com/poems/song_of_the_lotoseaters

[shoota]

Captain that is the 'Choric Song' that forms part of the longer poem.
I can remember reading this at school and wishing I could get back to my Biggles.

[Captain2]

Thanks Shoota - I'll get the hang of it some day - hopefully