The Brook

Alfred Lord Tennyson


About Alfred Lord Tennyson

Lord Tennyson was a British poet. He was born on 6th August 1809. His life came to an end on 6th October 1892. 

In the year 1829, Tennyson was awarded the Chancellor's Gold Medal at Cambridge for one of his first pieces, "Timbuktu". He published his first solo collection of poems, Poems Chiefly Lyrical in 1830.

Lord Tennyson penned 'The Brook' in the year 1886, just six years before his death.

The poem is in a ballad form in which the speaker - the brook undetakes a long and winding journey across the countryside to join the brimming river.

Summary
Stanza 1 The brook starts from thsoe places which are often visitied by the coot and hern heron The brook emerges suddenly in this hilly area It moves through the ferns and sparkles when the sunshine reflects the crystal clear water And when the brook moves it creates a lot of noise Stanza 2 This stanza is an account of the brook s flowing through different areas The poet has created wonderful imageries when we read the brook flowing by thirty hills slipping between ridges long narrow hills twenty villages a little town and fifty bridges Stanza 3 The poet here tells us about the merging ...

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  1. 1.

    Why does the brook 'sparkle' ?

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    'Bicker' means 'to quarrel'. Why does the poet use this word here?

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    How many hills and bridges does the brook pass during its journey?

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    Where does it finally meet the river?

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    Why has the word 'chatter' been repeated in the poem?

  6. 6.

    'With many a curve my banks I fret'. What does the poet mean by this statement?

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