A jingoistic rythmic bore.

I regret that I have not read more Tennyson that that I was required to read in the various literature courses that I took. I don't think I even have a copy of his works, and I should. We should always pay attention to the office of Poet Laureate.

Not quite in the first rank, and wrote a lot of dross; yet his very best poems (e.g. Ulysses) rival those of Keats or Byron.

Most Poets Laureate of England have been second-rate talents who were easily-understandable and easily-digestible, and Tennyson was no exception to this. Best suited for introducing children to poetry.

Any true romantic has to appreciate Tennyson -- some of his most lovely poetry is about the time of Arthur, a legend that defines Romance with a capital "R", a legend aided by the beautiful words Tennyson wrote. And then there's "Crossing The Bar", "Break, Break, Break", and "The Charge of The Light Brigade" to prove his versatility.

I'm an unashamed fan of the great,ever popular Victorian poet laureate.I love his romanticism,his magnificent technique, perfect control of both rhyme and rhythm:The Lady of Shalott,Morte d'Arthur are wonderful escapism,transporting you to another magical world of chivalric legend.The Eagle is a lesser known short piece that's easy to remember;i enjoyed reciting it to a rock-climber, pretending it was about his hobby; "He clasps the crag with crooked hands;/Close to the sun in lonely lands,/Ring'd with the azure world he stands. The wrinkled sea beneath him crawls;/He watches from his mountain walls/And like a thunderbolt he falls."