His most well known poem and perhaps his most meaningful with its observations and fight against death.
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2.
The Lady of Shallott
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3.
Break, Break, Break
A sort of melancholy poem but it is beautifully written and captures a picture perfectly.
45 points - added 15 years ago by kris -
4.
Ulysses
Perfect picture of the perpetual explorer and seeker of the unknown. One of the richest poems in words and phrases ever written. As T.S. Eliot wrote, it is a perfect poem
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5.
In Memorandum
29 points - added 15 years ago by kris - 1 comment
Comments:
This should be "In Memoriam A.H.H."
Added 15 years ago by cookap, 0 points
6.
Crossing the Bar
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7.
The Brook
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8.
Home They Brought Her Warrior Dead
Touches deep withheld emotions in all of us.
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9.
The Mermaid
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10.
Come Not, When I am Dead
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11.
Sir Launcelot and Queen Guinevere
because it is a superb love story
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12.
The Palace of Art
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13.
Love, Pride and Forgetfulness
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14.
The Miller’s Daughter
Another of his most famous poems, and this one tells an entire story in just a few lines
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15.
St. Agnes’ Eve
Beautiful imagery in this poem which could explain why it is one of his longer pieces.
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16.
Summer Night
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17.
Come Down, O Maid
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18.
In the Garden at Swainston
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19.
Song from Maud
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20.
Milton
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21.
The Holy Grail
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22.
Mariana
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23.
Rosalind
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24.
A Farewell
A very nicely written poem!!
Cheers for Tennyson for this masterpiece..!!
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25.
Tithonus
Amazing poem inspired by the Greek myth
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26.
Tears, Idle Tears
This poem may seem mournful at first but it has an undertone of hope and serenty that make it a very memorable poem.
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