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How is Alfred Tennyson viewed as a poet?

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The most famous poet of the Victorian age, he was a profound spokesman for the ideas and values of his times. Throughout much of his life he was a popular as well as critical success and was venerated by the general public. Unappreciated early in the 20th cent., Tennyson has since been recognized as a great poet, notable for his mastery of technique, his superb use of sensuous language, and his profundity of thought.

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