Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:Poet
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| gptkbp:artMovement |
Romanticism
Victorian literature |
| gptkbp:associatedWith |
Victorian Era
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| gptkbp:awards |
Poet_Laureate_of_the_United_Kingdom
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| gptkbp:born |
August 6, 1809
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| gptkbp:burialPlace |
gptkb:Westminster_Abbey
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| gptkbp:children |
gptkb:Hallam_Tennyson
gptkb:Lionel_Tennyson gptkb:Gertrude_Tennyson |
| gptkbp:contribution |
Popularized the dramatic monologue
Explored themes of love and loss Addressed social issues Reflected on the passage of time |
| gptkbp:died |
October 6, 1892
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| gptkbp:famousFor |
Lyric poetry
Narrative poetry |
| gptkbp:famousQuote |
“Theirs not to make reply, Theirs not to reason why, Theirs but to do and die.”
“Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all. “To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.” “I am a part of all that I have met.” “The brook flows on, and I must follow.” |
| gptkbp:fullName |
gptkb:Alfred_Tennyson
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Alfred, Lord Tennyson
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| gptkbp:influence |
Modern poetry
|
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:William_Wordsworth
gptkb:Samuel_Taylor_Coleridge gptkb:John_Keats |
| gptkbp:inspiredBy |
History
Mythology Nature |
| gptkbp:legacy |
Influence on later poets
Commemoration in memorials Cultural references in literature Adaptations in film and theater Tennyson's_poems_studied_in_schools |
| gptkbp:nationality |
British
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| gptkbp:notableWork |
gptkb:In_Memoriam_A.H.H.
The Charge of the Light Brigade Ulysses The Lady of Shalott |
| gptkbp:occupation |
Poet Laureate
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| gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:Emily_Sellwood
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