The term 'TENNYSON TITLE' is composed of three crossword solutions: MAUD (4 letters), LORD (4 letters), and CROSSINGTHEBAR (14 letters). MAUD and LORD are both titles of poems written by the Victorian poet Alfred, LORD Tennyson. MAUD is a narrative poem about a young man's unrequited love for a woman named Maud, while LORD is a dramatic monologue in which the speaker reflects on his life and mortality. CROSSINGTHEBAR is a short poem about death and the afterlife, in which the speaker expresses his hope that he will be able to cross the bar between life and death.