His genius is expressed through the precision and delicacy of the language of his lyrical poems.
To this day, he remains one of Britain\'s most popular poets..
Tennyson initially declined a baronetcy - indeed, he wrote a substantial amount of unoffical political poetry.
Some of his words were engraved in the 2012 Olympic village and his early poetry was a major influence on and inspiration for the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood.
His genius is expressed through the precision and delicacy of the language of his lyrical poems