1. Poetry of Victorian Era Poets
... completed in 1849. It was composed as an elegy to his friend, Hallam, who died at the age of 22 from a fever. The poem consists of many smaller poems, written in iambic tetrameter with an ABBA rhyme scheme. Besides it is divided into 133 cantos (including the prologue and epilogue), and in contrast to its constant and regulated metrical form, it deals with different ... and disillusionment. Belief in tradition was discarded, and in its place the spirit of doubt and inquiry was brought in. Faith in God and religion was overshadowed by the power of ruthless logic of science. It all cr...
- Word Count: 5237
- Approx Pages: 21
- Grade Level: High School