Tennyson Poetry Essay

TWO POEMS BY ALFRED LORD TENNYSON To Love Once and Forever ' Line eight of Alfred Lord Tennyson 's poem Spring ' seems to be insinuating a rallying cry of men . Can we , as Tennyson 's readers , agree ? And what does one gather from The Flower - a lesson in life , perhaps ? Let us then delve into the world of Alfred Lord Tennyson through two of his poems - Spring ' and The Flower and find out what lies beneath the lyrics . What I have discovered is that Tennyson constructs some of his poems to teach the readers

a point ( The Flower , while in comparison , Spring ' to relay an emotion . I will be dissecting into each poem to pore into this comparative plane and in the process , discover Tennyson 's mindset that resulted into these two unique works of poetry

Spring ' is a free verse as it does not conform to any set rule Though not once was the title mentioned in the poem , one finds himself thinking of this particular season . The poem speaks of Birds ' love and birds ' song / Flying here and there ' which does evoke feelings of revival or renewal . One thinks of the return of the birds from the South , their beautiful songs of warmth , and their flight back to beloved trees that are coming into bloom . The third line repeats the first , then the fourth surprises you with , And you with gold for hair ' This line tells you that the poem is not all about our flying friends . It speaks of an adored target (a woman comes to mind ) with golden hair . A repeat of the first line once more , then the words , Passing with the weather , 7th and 8th lines read Men 's song and men 's love /To love once and forever . Indeed ? Tennyson seems to be saying that though the birds ' flights , songs and love change with the weather , men 's last forever . What was surprising was the word once ' that to me connotes a first love that never did die . The second verse brings birds , men , and women together . Third and fourth lines of the second verse reads , And you my wren with a crown of gold /You my queen of the wrens ' Here the feelings flow out . The poet gives his love a bird 's name . A wren curiously enough , is generally only of a dark brown plumage , but since wrens are considered songbirds , Tennyson obviously thought them a good enough species . It also emphasizes how special his love is - Queen of the wrens of their ordinary color , indeed ! You the queen of the wrens-- /We 'll be birds of a feather /I 'll be King of the Queen of the wrens /And all in a nest together , the final lines read . His hopes all summarized into the last two lines - that in future he sees himself united in marriage with his love and building a home together . Tennyson relaying pure emotion , talked here of Spring , of love , of songs of love It 's...