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Tennyson’s ‘In Memoriam’ is an elegy on the death of-
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ব্যাখ্যা (Explanation)

Alfred Tennyson wrote his famous elegy ‘In Memoriam A.H.H.’ to mourn the sudden death of his closest friend Arthur Henry Hallam. It is one of the most profound poems in English literature.

১. John Milton and John Keats were great poets themselves, but Tennyson did not write this elegy for them.
২. Keats was the subject of Shelley’s famous elegy titled ‘Adonais’.
৩. The poem explores themes of grief, faith, and the struggle between science and religion.

অতিরিক্ত তথ্য: এটি ১৮৫০ সালে প্রকাশিত হয়েছিল এবং রানী ভিক্টোরিয়ার এটি খুবই প্রিয় ছিল।