Articles for tag: Alfred Lord Tennyson, Crimean War, Famous Poems, Leaves of Grass

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Five Classic Poems for Memorial Day

Memorial Day is about history. As we learned in school, much of civilized history is measured by wars. The best that can be said of war is that it has preserved our freedom when oppressors have sought to dominate us. Valiant people fight these wars for us and Memorial Day is a time to remember ...

Poetry Analysis: Alfred Lord Tennyson’s “Lotos-Eaters”

Tennyson’s “The Lotos-Eaters” was published in 1832. The inspiration for the poem was Tennyson’s visit to Spain (1829) along with Arthur Hallam where they visited the Pyrenees Mountains. About the Poem The prescribed poem deals with a group of mariners who after consuming the lotos, went into a state of trance or temporal amnesia. The ...

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The Victorian Era Influence on Modern Times

When one looks at the history of the world as a whole, it is amazing that in the short years during Queen Victoria’s reign in England, we have come further then all the years the earth has been in existence. Throughout her reign of 64 years, from 1837, when she came to the throne, till ...

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How to Write Your Wedding Program in Microsoft Word

Right up there with your wedding invitations and thank you notes are the wedding programs. They’re not mandatory, but they make a wonderful keepsake and help your guests feel part of the ceremony by knowing things like what readings and music will be performed, and what rituals will be included in the ceremony. About the ...