ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

MISCELLENEOUS QUESTIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
‘In Memoriam’ is written by?
A
Charles Dickens
B
Tennyson
C
Robert Browning
D
Thackeray
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In Memoriam A.H.H. was written over a period of 17 years, from 1833 to 1850. Over the course of 133 cantos, it explores Alfred Lord Tennyson’s profound grief at the death of his close friend, Arthur Henry Hallam.

Detailed explanation-2: -In Memoriam A.H.H. was written over a period of 17 years, from 1833 to 1850. Over the course of 133 cantos, it explores Alfred Lord Tennyson’s profound grief at the death of his close friend, Arthur Henry Hallam.

Detailed explanation-3: -Tennyson wrote “In Memoriam” after he learned that his beloved friend Arthur Henry Hallam had died suddenly and unexpectedly of a fever at the age of 22. Hallam was not only the poet’s closest friend and confidante, but also the fiance of his sister.

Detailed explanation-4: -The best-known poems by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, included “The Charge of the Light Brigade” and “Crossing the Bar.” His longer works included In Memoriam, inspired by his grief over the untimely death of a friend, and Idylls of the King, based on Arthurian legend.

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