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Tennyson

Tennyson

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A famous English poet of the Victorian era known for In Memoriam and The Charge of the Light Brigade
  • proper noun
  • /ˈtɛnɪsən/
  • Literature
: Tennyson
  • I love Blake's visionary passion, but I came to trust Tennyson more than I ever trusted Blake.
  • Alfred Tennyson
  • Lord Tennyson
  • Tennyson's poem

But in my poetry reading, I read Dante, I read Tennyson, I read Whitman, Dickinson, Ashbury.

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Examples

  • With this background, we can grasp the setting for Tennyson's famous image of "Nature, red in tooth and claw."

    Academic text (1992)

  • When he reads Tennyson, the room shakes; he has such a voice.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • A few words of Alfred, Lord Tennyson... speaking to something which we all know, and should never forget.

    The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015)

  • For instance, consider the following line by Tennyson, the opening line from one of the poems in our sample:

    Academic text (2002)

  • Their ardent friendship was clearly the key emotional experience of Tennyson's life.

    Academic text (1992)

  • The central adage comes from Alfred, Lord Tennyson's In Memoriam A. H. H., a poem.

    Academic text (2012)

  • During Grove's tenure as editor of Macmillan's Magazine, Tennyson was a prized contributor.

    Academic text (1995)

  • Alfred, Lord Tennyson was celebrated for his poignant poetry that resonated with the Victorian era.

  • Many students study Tennyson in literature classes to understand the themes of loss and remembrance in his works.

  • The poem 'In Memoriam' by Tennyson is often analyzed for its exploration of grief and love.

Synonyms

Alfred Tennyson
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An English poet of the 1800s who was the official poet for Queen Victoria

focuses on literary prominence rather than on naming or title details
Alfred Lord Tennyson
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English poet in Queen Victoria's time who wrote famous poems like The Charge of the Light Brigade

uses the simpler literary identity without the noble title

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Tennyson is an English family name formed by adding -son ('son of') to a parent's name like Tenny, so it originally meant 'son of Tenny', just like Johnson means 'son of John'. That's why the name Tennyson now refers to the famous poet Alfred, Lord Tennyson.