 The speaker 's language is unadorned but forceful , and it expresses Ulysses ' conflicting moods as he searches for continuity between his past and future . There is often a marked contrast between the sentiment of Ulysses ' words and the sounds that express them . For example , the poem 's insistent iambic pentameter is often interrupted by spondees ( metrical feet that consist of two long syllables ) ; such laboured language slows the poem ( and in other places may cast doubt upon the reliability of Ulysses ' utterances ) : 
 The speaker <a href='null_genetive' title='1'><mark>'s</mark></a>language <a href='drop_aux' title='2'><mark>is</mark></a>unadorned but forceful , and it <a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>expresses</mark></a> Ulysses <a href='null_genetive' title='4'><mark>'</mark></a>conflicting moods as he <a href='uninflect' title='5'><mark>searches</mark></a> for continuity between his past and future . <a href='dey_it' title='6'><mark>There</mark></a> is often a marked contrast between the sentiment of Ulysses <a href='null_genetive' title='7'><mark>'</mark></a>words and the sounds <a href='null_relcl' title='8'><mark>that</mark></a>express them . For example , the poem <a href='null_genetive' title='9'><mark>'s</mark></a>insistent iambic pentameter is often interrupted by spondees ( metrical feet <a href='null_relcl' title='10'><mark>that</mark></a>consist of two long syllables ) ; such laboured language <a href='uninflect' title='11'><mark>slows</mark></a> the poem ( and in other places may cast doubt upon the reliability of Ulysses <a href='null_genetive' title='12'><mark>'</mark></a>utterances ) : 
Da speaker  language unadorned but forceful , and it express Ulysses  conflicting moods as he search for continuity between his past and future . It is often a marked contrast between the sentiment of Ulysses  words and tdasounds express them . For example , thdaoem  insistent iambic pentameter is often interrupted by spondees ( metrical feet consist of two long syllables ) ; such laboured language slow thedaem ( and in other places may cast doubt upon the reliability of Ulysses  utterances ) :