Alfred Lord Tennyson ছিলেন 'The Victorian Period' এর অন্যতম প্রসিদ্ধ কবি। Wordsworth এর মৃত্যুর পর ১৮৫০ সালে তিনি ইংল্যান্ডের রাজকবি (Poet Laureate) হয়েছিলেন। Tennyson রচিত বিখ্যাত কবিতা 'Ulysses' এর শেষ দুটি লাইন হলো-

• 'Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will

• To strive, to find, and not to yield.'

• Answer: Alfred Tennyson

• Morte d'Arthur

• A poem based on the legend of King Arthur.

• The central theme is loyalty and its expression through chivalry.

• The poem emphasizes that loyalty to the king is the core purpose of a knight’s life.

• It begins after Arthur's final battle, with the mortally wounded king accompanied by Sir Bedivere.

• Famous quotation:

• "The old order changeth, yielding place to new."

• Lord Alfred Tennyson (1809–1892)

• A leading poet of the Victorian period and its chief representative.

• Appointed Poet Laureate of England in 1850.

• Known for his melodious language and considered a lyric poet.

• His elegy In Memoriam was written in memory of his close friend Arthur Henry Hallam.

• Other notable works:

• Oenone, Ulysses, The Lotos-Eaters, Locksley Hall, In Memoriam, Morte d’Arthur, The Princess, The Two Voices, The Lady of Shalott.

Source: Britannica

Lord Alfred Tennyson রচিত একটি বিখ্যাত Elegy (শোক কবিতা) হলো 'In Memoriam'। কবিতাটি Tennyson তাঁর প্রিয় বন্ধু Arthur Henry Hallam এর স্মরণে লিখেন যিনি ১৮৩৩ সালে মারা যান।