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• What is the Effect of Lotos on the Sailors?What is the effect of Lotos on the Sailors?  In the poem "The Lotos-eaters" (1832), Alfred Lord Tennyson (1809-1892) portrays the transformative effect of the Lotos plant on sailors. The impact of the Lotos plant[Expand...]
• Discuss Tennyson's use of legends and myths in his poemsDiscuss Tennyson's use of legends and myths in his poems. Myths and legends are the traditional stories. Alfred Tennyson (1809-1892), one of the most famous Victorian poets, loved using old myths and legends in his[Expand...]
• A Critical Appreciation of Tennyson’s Poem “The Lotos Eaters.”Write a critical appreciation of Tennyson’s poem “The Lotos Eaters.” Alfred, Lord Tennyson's (1809-1892) poem "The Lotos-Eaters" (1832) is a beautifully crafted work. The poem is inspired by the mythological tale from Homer's "Odyssey."It explores[Expand...]
• Romantic Elements in Tennyson's PoemWhat romantic elements do you find in Tennyson's poems that you have studied? Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809-1892) is one of the greatest English poets. He belongs to the Victorian era (1837-1901). However, he is a[Expand...]
• Contrast between the utopia and the real world as reflected in “The Lotos-eaters.”Comment on the contrast between the utopia and the real world as reflected in “The Lotos-eaters.” In “The Lotos-eaters” (1832), Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809-1892) shows a strong contrast between two different worlds: the utopia of[Expand...]
• How does the poet portray the changing moods of the sailors in “The Lotos Eaters”?How does the poet portray the changing moods of the sailors in “The Lotos Eaters”? Or, What is the effect of the Lotos on the sailors? In Tennyson’s (1809-1892) poem “The Lotos-eaters” (1832), the poet[Expand...]
• Give a pen picture of the Lotos land.Give a pen picture of the Lotos land.  Or, Describe the land of the Lotos Eaters.  In Alfred, Lord Tennyson’s (1809-1892) poem “The Lotos-eaters” (1832), the poet gives a dreamy and magical picture of the[Expand...]
• "In the afternoon, they came unto a land"Explain with reference: “In the afternoon, they came unto a land / In which it seemed always afternoon.”  These lines are from Alfred Lord Tennyson’s (1809-1892) famous poem “The Lotos-eaters,” published in 1832. Here, the[Expand...]