Alfred Tennyson, often regarded as the chief representative of the Victorian age in poetry.

The Victorian era was a time of tremendous advancement in almost every aspect of society. These Changes affected the British society, economy and social standards. Although it may have been considered as a period of development, it was likewise a time of inconvenience and anxiety because of the Industrial Revolution in which England turns into the first modern country. Thus, the Industrial Revolution brought benefits as well as wretchedness to the British people, specifically to women.

Alfred Tennyson got most of his ideas for poems from things in his life such as relationships and family trouble. “I must lose myself in action, lest I wither in despair.” (Tennyson 1). Tennyson was regarded as “Chief Representative” of the Victorian age because of his influence through his works (Southam 1219).

He worked on the poem from 1833 to 1850 as an elegy after the death of his dear friend, Arthur Hallam.

While analyzing the poems of Robert Frost, Langston Hughes, and Rudyard Kipling, I saw many similarities that consisted amongst the three poems. Therefore, the poems had distinctive themes, writing styles, and many rhetorical devices that were shown and identified while reading the poems. As I was reading the first poem "The Road Not Taken", by Robert Frost first thing noticable by reading the poem was that the theme that I saw it to be was about making choices and taking advantage of them when you have them. Taking a look at the writing style that Robert Frost had used was free verse, he doesn't had a specific rhyme scheme that most other writers use but then uses natural speech that is then seen in the poem. Taking a look at what rhetorical

Human nature is something that never seems to change. While humans all seem to be different from one another through physical and emotional attributes, their psychological behaviors are all mostly very similar. In the late 18th century and early 19th century, many authors successfully could explain the characteristics of human nature and the effects that it has on everyone and everything surrounding human beings. Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Edgar Allen Poe all convey the behavior of human nature in separate ways. These three authors show the curiosity, drive for perfection, and fear of human nature throughout their texts in detail. With these characteristics being prominent in human nature itself, it

Edgar Allan Poe’s poems and short stories reflect his psychological tension during tumultuous and estranged experiences. Major literary themes, centered around great loss and the search for eternal happiness, climax with pristine eloquence in all of his greatest works. Many of Poe’s prevalent portrayals of settings and characters remain unique in popular writings as a result of his own bizarre intimacies. Personal trials and struggles translated into fluent prose through Poe’s psyche, a signature attribute of his career, while some of his poetic foundations were borrowed from classical authors. Emotional travesty, from childhood displacement to the death of loved ones, played a comprehensive role in shaping Poe’s writings.

The Victorian Era of the British Empire begins on 20 June 1837, the beginning of Queen Victoria’s reign, and ceases on 22 January 1901, the year of the Queen’s death. The Victorian Era marks the conclusion of the Romantic period, which was an artistic, literary and intellectual movement originating in Europe toward the second half of the 18th century. The Victorian Era was characterized by rapid change—from the advancements in several fields such as medical, scientific and technological. These developments lead to a national self-confidence and optimism leading to the Empire’s economic prosperity.

Tennyson was a famous poet who lived between 1809-1892. He was born in Somersby, Lincolnshire, England to George Clayton Tennyson and Elizabeth Fytche. Moreover, Tennyson was the fourth of twelve children. As a child, Tennyson was home schooled with his siblings by his father. Although they were poor, their father was an educated man who had many books. At a young age, Tennyson started writing poetry. His first published poem was published

Tennyson’s early hardships often appear in his works as themes such as “suicide, the lifelong quest for some compensatory relief for the loss and pain of childhood, and a fascination with the literature of a very distant past” (Bloom 12-13). These themes appeared because Tennyson wrote poetry to help deal with his emotional pain resulting from the hardships he faced as a child.

There is no I in team” is a quote that can explain the Victorian Era really well. The Victorian era was from 1803 to 1901. In this time period people worked together and came together to make a better society. Even though this time period did see some problems, it was a rather successful one. The people were very proud of themselves, their nation, and empire. Queen Victoria was the ruler of this era. She was very proper and many people looked up to her. She was also a huge role model for social behavior. Religion was a huge thing in this time period until new discoveries threw everyone for a twist. The people became interested in Charles Darwin’s theory of natural selection because with everything he said, he had valid points and arguments. His theory stated that the strongest and smartest people would survive, while the weaker kind would dwindle away slowly. Many people began to lose their faith, and followed Darwin and his theory. There were many talented writers of this time period. Two very valued poetry writers of this time were Elizabeth Barret Browning and Charles Dickens. These two writers

The Victorian era was the period of Queen Victoria's reign from 20 June 1837 until her death, on 22 January 1901. While in the preceding Romantic period poetry had been the dominant genre, it was the novel that was most important in the Victorian period. The old Gothic novels that came out of the late 19th century are the first examples of the genre of fantastic fiction (Victorian literature). John Bowen, Professor of 19th century literature at the University of York, describes the Gothic genre as a “particularly strange and perverse family of texts which themselves are full of strange families, irrigated with scenes of rape and incest, and surrounded by marginal, uncertain and illegitimate members” (Bowen). Oscar Wilde’s only novel, The Picture

Symbols can be a very powerful thing. They can completely transform texts and make them more powerful and significant. Symbols are things in a text that represent other things or have different meanings. There are two different poems that contain similar symbols: The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and The Raven, by Edgar Allan Poe. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner is “A poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge about an old sailor who is compelled to tell strangers about the supernatural adventures that befell him at sea after he killed an albatross, a friendly sea bird.” (Kett, Joseph F.).The old mariner killed an albatross, a seabird, and was cursed for disrespecting nature and watched his entire crew die of starvation and

Veering from the egocentric poems of the Romantic era, Victorian poets began to write poetry not only to express the feelings of an “I,” but also to inspire change in the collective “we.” Being from a historical period with a dramatic class divide, Victorian poets wrote with the intention of crafting beautiful lasting poetry as well as articulating a need for cultural reform in their now. One of the most renowned Victorian poets, Elizabeth Barrett Browning possessed the expert skill of integrating not only imagery and precise rhyme scheme into her poetry, but afflicting her readers with a sense of pity so paramount they had no choice but to make a change.

Alfred, Lord Tennyson was a favorite poet of generations. Made Poet Laureate of Great Britain by Queen Victoria, he dominated the literary scene during his time. He also came--for better and for worse--to represent that generation 's taste, both during his life and after it. Tennyson 's rich __Victorian language__ can seem daunting to modern readers. In reading ‘’Maud’’, it 's a good idea to just embrace the exaggerated concepts. Experimental in style, laden with intense symbolism, and full of __social criticism__, ‘’Maud’’ was not a popular poem at first, despite its author 's status. Tennyson himself was proud of the work, and retaliated against criticism by reading it aloud whenever he could. Reportedly, this won over many critics due to the beauty of the poem 's language.

  The span of time from the Victorian age of Literature to the Modernism of the 20th century wrought many changes in poetry style and literary thinking. While both eras contained elements of self-scrutiny, the various forms and reasoning behind such thinking were vastly different. The Victorian age, with it's new industrialization of society, brought to poetry and literature the fictional character, seeing the world from another's eyes.  It was also a time in which "Victorian authors and intellectuals found a way to reassert religious ideas" (Longman, p. 1790). Society was questioning the ideals of religion, yet people wanted to