ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson FRS (/ˈtɛnɪsən/; 6 August 1809 – 6 October 1892) was an English poet. He was the Poet Laureate during much of Queen Victoria’s reign. In 1829, Tennyson was awarded the Chancellor’s Gold Medal at Cambridge for one of his first pieces, “Timbuktu".

Detailed explanation-2: -In 1850, Tennyson was awarded the title of Poet Laureate. Wordsworth had died in April of that year. The role of Laureate had changed a great deal over the reign of Queen Victoria, with Wordsworth only accepting the title on condition that he did not have to meet its customary requirements.

Detailed explanation-3: -Current Poet Laureate Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden appointed Ada Limón as the 24th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress on July 12, 2022. Ada Limón was born in Sonoma, California, in 1976 and is of Mexican ancestry.

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.

Detailed explanation-5: -Tennyson was the grand old man of Victorian poetry, holding the Laureateship for 42 years and famous for In Memoriam A.H.H., The Idylls of The King and Maud, and Other Poems – the last of which includes ‘The Charge of the Light Brigade’.