Locksley Hall
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Alfred Lord Tennyson
Locksley Hall Poem
Locksley Hall
By Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Comrades, leave me here a little, while as yet 't is early morn:
Leave me here, and when you want me, sound upon the bugle-horn.
'T is the place, and all around it, as of old, the curlews call,
Dreary gleams about the moorland flying over Locksley Hall;
Locksley Hall, that in the distance overlooks the sandy tracts,
And the hollow ocean-ridges roaring into ca...
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Locksley Hall Key Facts
Key Facts:
Writer: Lord Alfred Tennyson (1809-1892)
Title of the Author:
Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom (1850-1892)
One of the most prominent Victorian poets
Representative poet of the Victorian Age.
Full Title: Locksley Hall
Written Time: 1835
Published date: 1842. Tennyson's collection titled "Poems".
Total Lines: 194
Genre: Dramatic monologue as a set of 97 c...
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Locksley Hall Themes
Lost Love and Heartbreak: The speaker loved Amy very much, but she married someone else. He feels sad, lonely, and angry because of this. The poem shows how lost love can hurt deeply. Sometimes, we have to let go of people we love, even if it makes us unhappy.
Dreams for the Future: The speaker thinks about the future with hope. He imagines a world full of new ideas, inventions, and peace....
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Locksley Hal Literary Devicel
Figures of Speech
Personification: Giving human qualities to non-human things. Example: “Let the great world spin forever down the ringing grooves of change.” The "world" is given the power to "spin" and move like a living being.
Metaphor: A direct comparison without using like or as. Example: “Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers, and I linger on the shore.” Waiting for wisdom is compared to...
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Locksley Hall Character
The Speaker: The central figure in the poem is an unnamed young man (often considered to reflect Tennyson himself). He returns to his childhood home, Locksley Hall, and expresses his emotions, memories, and reflections about love, disappointment, and the future.
Amy: Amy is the speaker’s former beloved. She chose to marry another man under family pressure. Amy is never directly present but is reme...
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