LITERATURE QUESTIONS
MISCELLENEOUS QUESTIONS
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True
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False
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both A and B
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none of these
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Detailed explanation-1: -Arguably one of the most famous English poets with a career lasting 62 years he not only became Lord Alfred 1st Baron Tennyson and succeeded Wordsworth as Poet Laureate in 1850, but was also a source of great comfort to Queen Victoria, following the death of Prince Albert in 1861.
Detailed explanation-2: -In the end, Queen Victoria appointed Alfred Tennyson as Poet Laureate.
Detailed explanation-3: -How did Tennyson’s poetry change after he became Poet Laureate in 1850? Tennyson’s later poetry was primarily narrative rather than lyrical.
Detailed explanation-4: -Alfred, Lord Tennyson held the post between November 1850 and October 1892. According to Andrew Motion and Hilary Laurie, Tennyson “gave the poet laureateship new status and significance” with works such as “Ode on the Death of the Duke of Wellington” and “The Charge of the Light Brigade".
Detailed explanation-5: -In 1843 Wordsworth was named poet laureate of England, though by this time he had for the most part quit composing verse.