1. Poetry of Victorian Era Poets
... . . kind-hearted, benevolent woman who serves the good of mankind and the world. She is his source for kindness, beauty, and "lofty thoughts;" she is the muse and nurturer of the Romantic poet and his mind. But the difference stays here; Tennyson crafts a woman to represent nature, but "she cries from cliff-top", she is not a nurturer who will not betray but one who ... reckoned nature as the muse of poetry and the source of imagination and of the poetry creativity. Is "In Memoriam" an elegy of doubt and despair or a lyric of love and faith? The publication of Darwin's The Origin of Sp...
- Word Count: 5237
- Approx Pages: 21
- Grade Level: High School