What picture of a futuristic world does Tennyson depict in his poem Locksley Hall In Locksley Hall Tennyson - depicts a futuristic world full of scientific progress and peace all in the speaker s optimistic imagination Even though the speaker of this poem is sad about his lost love Amy he still dreams of a better world in the future He looks forward to a time when humanity will grow wiser and kinder Progress in Science and Travel The speaker imagines a world where science will help people build new technologies like flying machines or magic sails He says The heavens fill with commerce argosies of magic sails This means that in the future there will be magical ships flying in the sky Trade will take place all over the world People will travel easily across great distances A Peaceful and United World The speaker also dreams of peace between