Poetry written during the Victorian era, usually the reign of Queen Victoria in Britain (1837-1901). Victorian verse ranges from lyric and narrative poetry to dramatic monologue and reflective, philosophical writing. It often wrestles with faith, doubt, science, social change, and the pressures of modern life, while also including poems shaped by classical, medieval, and Arthurian subjects.
Alfred, Lord Tennyson and Robert Browning are among the best-known Victorian poets, but the period includes many different styles and voices rather than one fixed manner.
Example
The factory bell fades into evening rain,
A scholar doubts, then prays, then doubts again;
Far off, King Arthur rides through mist and song,
While modern streets insist the world is changing fast.