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Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Portrait of Alfred, Lord Tennyson, lithograph published in The Modern Portrait Gallery, 1890.
Published in 1830, Poems, Chiefly Lyrical is a collection by Alfred, Lord Tennyson that features several of his notable works. The collection includes the following poems:
- "The Owl"1
- "The Kraken"1
- "Claribel: A Melody"1
- "Mariana"1
- "A Spirit Haunts the Yearâs Last Hours"1
Many of the poems in this volume are characterized by experimental elements, such as the use of irregular meters and a focus on the musical or evocative qualities of language.1