Alfred Lord Tennyson was a famous English poet who wrote many poems during the Victorian era. His poem 'Maud' is a narrative poem about a man's descent into madness due to unrequited love. 'Idylls of the King' is a series of twelve poems that retell the legend of King Arthur and his knights. 'Dora' is a poem about a young woman who dies of a broken heart. 'Mariana' is a poem about a woman who is left alone in her house, waiting for her lover to return. Lastly, 'Crossing the Bar' is a poem about death and the afterlife.