<P> The extended metaphor of `` crossing of bar '' represents traveling serenely and securely from life through death . The Pilot is a metaphor for God , whom the speaker hopes to meet face to face . Tennyson explained , `` The Pilot has been on board all the while , but in the dark I have not seen him ... ( He is ) that Divine and Unseen Who is always guiding us . '' </P>
<P> The extended metaphor of `` crossing of bar '' represents traveling serenely and securely from life through death . The Pilot is a metaphor for God , whom the speaker hopes to meet face to face . Tennyson explained , `` The Pilot has been on board all the while , but in the dark I have not seen him ... ( He is ) that Divine and Unseen Who is always guiding us . '' </P>
who is the pilot in crossing the bar
who is the pilot in crossing the bar
a metaphor for God
a metaphor for God