sad poem which describes a woman, who is also the speaker of the poem, weeping and thinking of Penelope and Ulysses— figures from Greek mythology. Penelope was the wife of Ulysses and was for many years alone without her husband. During this period many suitors, assuming Ulysses to be dead, propositioned Penelope, but she refused every one of them and told them all that she would not consider remarrying until she had...
