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Alfred, Lord Tennyson

The Charge of the Light Brigade

Fiction | Poem | Adult | Published in 1854

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In Memoriam A. H. H.” by Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1833-1850)

“In Memoriam A. H. H.” is the poem that solidified Tennyson’s reputation as a major poet when it was published in 1850, leading to his appointment as poet laureate. It is an elegy to Arthur Henry Hallam, and it was written in 133 cantos (or sections) over 17 years. Several lines from the poem became famous, including its description of “Nature, red in tooth and claw” (Lines 57.15) and the intensity of grief:

So runs my dream, but what am I?
An infant crying in the night
An infant crying for the light
And with no language but a cry (Lines 55.17-55.20).

The poem grapples with loss, grief, and healing. It employs similar sound techniques as “The Charge of the Light Brigade,” one of the many events Tennyson had to write about in his position as poet laureate.

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