Alfred Lord Tennyson, born August 6, 1809 in Somersby, Lincolnshire, was a famous British poet. He was the son of George Clayton Tennyson and Elizabeth Fytche; he was the fourth oldest out of twelve. Tennyson belonged to a noble and royal ancestry. His father was a great man who made important contributions in the fields of painting, architecture, music and poetry. His father was very involved in his children's education. Alfred and two of his brothers were sent to Louth Grammar School in 1816. When Alfred was only seventeen, he and his brothers had a combined collection of poems. After four years of high school he enrolled at Scaitcliffe School, Englefield Green and King England VI Grammar School. He joined a secret society known as the Cambridge Apostles when he entered Trinity College in 1827. Tennyson was awarded the Chancellor's Gold Metal in 1829, with his first composition "Timbuctoo". A year later, his first collection of solo poems “Mostly Lyrical Poems” was published. This collection included famous poems like “Claribel” and “Mariana”. It became popular because of its sentimental nature. Tennyson had a lot to do in 1831. Before he could take his school examination, he had to leave Cambridge early, due to the death of his father. Returning home, he decides to stay for six years to take care of his mother and family. Another tragedy occurred in 1833. His second collection of poetry was heavily criticized. Therefore, he decided not to publish another poem for the next ten years. The sudden death of his best friend, Arthur Hallam, who was married to his sister, inspired Tennyson to write masterpieces such as: “In the Valley of Cauteretz” and “In Memoriam AHH”. In 1837...... middle of paper ......fs in Pantheism: “Well! I think I believe in pantheism, in a way.” Allingham established a journal in October 1865, approximately 15 years after the publication of In Memoriam. This journal was an in-depth analysis of the famous poem. Allingham's journal also analyzed Tennyson's beliefs and apparently had evidence of Tennyson's belief in pantheism. Allingham said that during the time Tennyson had when he took a "break" from writing, Tennyson took a lot of time and thought about his religious views. The time Tennyson had in his spare time gave me ample time to collect his thoughts after In Memoriam. This is why Allingham believed that Tennyson was a pantheist. Pantheism is similar to Christianity in some ways: pantheists and Christians both believe that everything is God. Pantheism is much deeper in their thoughts, but not in their physical appearances..