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Poets Overview

Tennyson, Browning, Arnold and Hopkins — life, faith, doubt and style.

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Alfred Tennyson
4 poems
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Life and Laureate

Alfred Tennyson was born in 1809. He became Poet Laureate for fifty years. Queen Victoria loved his verse. He died in 1892. Four poems are in your syllabus.

His age doubts old faith. Science shakes Bible trust. Tennyson seeks hope in doubt. Music carries his grief and faith.

টেনিসন ১৮০৯ সালে জন্ম নেন। পঞ্চাশ বছর Poet Laureate ছিলেন। রানি ভিক্টোরিয়া তার ছন্দ ভালোবাসতেন। সিলেবাসে চারটি কবিতা আছে। তার যুগ পুরনো বিশ্বাসে সন্দেহ করে।

Music and Doubt

Tennyson writes sweet music. Lines flow like songs. Sounds paint sea and moor. His theme is doubt and hope. Old creeds break slowly. Love must hold the rest.

Learn one stanza music per poem. Show how sound carries sense.

টেনিসন মিষ্টি সংগীত লেখেন। লাইন গানের মতো বয়। বিষয় সন্দেহ ও আশা। পুরনো বিশ্বাস ধীরে ভাঙে। ভালোবাসা বাকিটা ধরবে।

Four Poems in Brief

Locksley Hall dreams of future. Oenone mourns lost love. Lotos Eaters tire of toil. Tithonus begs release from endless age. Each voice doubts and desires.

For author questions, name all four briefly. Then focus on asked poem.

Locksley Hall ভবিষ্যৎ স্বপ্ন দেখে। Oenone হারানো প্রেমে শোক করে। Lotos Eaters পরিশ্রমে ক্লান্ত। Tithonus অন্তহীন বয়স থেকে মুক্তি চায়।

What to Write in the Exam

For Part-B (4 marks), write intro, 4 points and conclusion. Use 300-350 words. Best points are life, music, asked poem, and hope. For Part-C (10 marks), use 900+ words.

Must-use terms are dramatic monologue, music and doubt. Explain each simply.

Part-B (৪ নম্বর) এর জন্য জীবন, সংগীত ও আশা লেখো। Part-C (১০ নম্বর) এর জন্য ৯০০+ শব্দ রাখো।

📌 Example — Forward Look

"Forward, forward let us range."

Speaker urges march ahead. Future calls youth on. Hope defeats backward grief.

Use this in progress questions. It proves Victorian hope.

বক্তা সামনে এগোতে বলে। ভবিষ্যৎ যুবক ডাকে। অগ্রগতি প্রশ্নে এটি ব্যবহার করো।

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Locksley HallOenoneLotos EatersTithonus
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Robert Browning
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Matthew Arnold
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Gerard Manley Hopkins
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