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3 days ago · Tennyson's early poetry, with its medievalism and powerful visual imagery, was a major influence on the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. Tennyson also excelled at short lyrics, such as "Break, Break, Break", "The Charge of the Light Brigade", "Tears, Idle Tears", and "Crossing the Bar".
3 days ago · It’s not poetry. I’m comparing this to the Tennyson poems, because when one sees poetry truly, one will get the difference between the cause of the Marianne Moore lines and the cause of Tennyson’s. Structure, Feelings, & Music. Looking, then, at Tennyson: “Break, break, break, / On thy cold gray stones, O Sea!”
2 days ago · The lines above are poetry, written in a ringing iambic pentameter, like the closing lines of Tennyson's blank verse masterpiece "Ulysses." These may be the most important words ever written, as they changed the course of human history by challenging the "divine right of kings" and placing the rights of commoners on the same plane as those of sovereigns and lords.
1 day ago · A border fantasy of branch and flower, And yellow-throated nestling in the nest. Nor rested thus content, but day by day, Leaving her household and good father, climbed. That eastern tower, and entering barred her door, Stript off the case, and read the naked shield, Now guessed a hidden meaning in his arms, Now made a pretty history to herself.
4 days ago · Flower In The Crannied Wall. Flower in the crannied wall, I pluck you out of the crannies, I hold you here, root and all, in my hand, Little flower-but if I could understand. What you are, root and all, all in all, I should know what God and man is. Alfred Lord Tennyson.
2 days ago · George Tennyson Obituary. George Francis Tennyson, Jr. May 3, 1931 - June 22, 2024. George F. Tennyson, Jr passed peacefully on June 22, 2024, at the age of 93. George was born and raised in Washington D.C. Son of George F. Tennyson, Sr., and Dorothy Deane Tennyson, George served for 4 years as a Marine Corps Medic.
5 days ago · Let's see how much you know about one of the greatest poets of all time! A multiple-choice quiz by elainerichards . Estimated time: 4 mins. Last 3 plays: Guest 47 ( 8/10 ), Guest 42 ( 4/10 ), Guest 182 ( 8/10 ).
