Alfred Lord Tennyson, short note for PGT English

 

1. Alfred Lord Tennyson was the most prominent Victorian poet.
2. He was born on 6 August 1809 in Somersby.
3. Tennyson became Poet Laureate of Britain in 1850.
4. He succeeded William Wordsworth as Laureate.
5. His poetry reflects Victorian doubts and faith.
6. Tennyson studied at Trinity College, Cambridge.
7. There he befriended Arthur Henry Hallam.
8. Hallam’s death deeply affected Tennyson.
9. He wrote In Memoriam A.H.H. in Hallam’s memory.
10. This poem deals with grief, faith, and science.
11. Tennyson’s early work includes Poems, Chiefly Lyrical.
12. His poem The Lady of Shalott is based on Arthurian legend.
13. The Lotos-Eaters shows weariness of life.
14. Ulysses expresses the spirit of adventure.
15. “To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield” is from Ulysses.
16. Tennyson wrote Locksley Hall about progress and hope.
17. The Charge of the Light Brigade honors soldiers’ bravery.
18. This poem is based on the Crimean War.
19. Tennyson composed the Arthurian series Idylls of the King.
20. It retells the story of King Arthur and the Knights.
21. Tennyson’s poetry is musical and rich in imagery.
22. He often used mythological and medieval themes.
23. Nature is beautifully described in his poems.
24. Tennyson expressed the conflict between science and religion.
25. He reflected Victorian moral values.
26. His style is polished and melodious.
27. Tennyson revised his poems carefully for perfection.
28. He married Emily Sellwood in 1850.
29. Tennyson was made a Lord in 1884.
30. He was the first poet to receive a peerage.
31. His poem Tithonus deals with immortality and aging.
32. Break, Break, Break expresses personal grief.
33. Tennyson’s poems often show melancholy and hope together.
34. He believed in progress and human effort.
35. His works were very popular in his lifetime.
36. Tennyson represented the voice of Victorian England.
37. He influenced later poets and writers.
38. Tennyson died on 6 October 1892.
39. He was buried in Westminster Abbey.
40. His grave is in Poets’ Corner.
41. Tennyson is remembered for lyrical excellence.
42. He combined emotion with intellectual depth.
43. His poetry is often prescribed in literature syllabi.
44. Tennyson’s themes include faith, doubt, heroism, and nature.
45. He remains a central figure in Victorian poetry.
46. In 1929 , he won the Chancellor's medal for his blank verse poem Timbuctoo.
47. Arthur Hallam was his friend . This friend also loved Tennyson's sister Emily .
48. Arthur Hallam's death inspired him to write poem which were included in In Memoriam.
49. Frederick and Charles who were Tennyson's brothers were also poets.
50. In 1826 , Poems of two Brothers appeared . This collection also had some poems of the third brother Tennyson.