Which among the following poems of Lord Byron starts with the line I need a hero?

By David Lehman | May 15, 2018 Take the first clause in Byron’s Don Juan—“I want a hero”—and run with it. Variations (“I need a heroine”) are fine.

What is Lord Byron best known for?

Lord Byron was a British Romantic poet and satirist whose poetry and personality captured the imagination of Europe. Although made famous by the autobiographical poem Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage (1812–18)—and his many love affairs—he is perhaps better known today for the satiric realism of Don Juan (1819–24).

Is Lord Byron a good poet?

One of the leading figures of the Romantic movement, Byron is regarded as one of the greatest English poets. He remains widely read and influential. Among his best-known works are the lengthy narrative poems Don Juan and Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage; many of his shorter lyrics in Hebrew Melodies also became popular.

What are the most famous poems written by Byron?

10 of the Best Lord Byron Poems Everyone Should Read

• Don Juan.
• ‘Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage’.
• ‘When We Two Parted’.
• ‘She Walks in Beauty’.
• ‘So, we’ll go no more a-roving’.
• ‘The Destruction of Sennacherib’.
• ‘Darkness’.
• ‘Beppo’.

What was Lord Byron’s philosophy?

From his Presbyterian nurse Byron developed a lifelong love for the Bible and an abiding fascination with the Calvinist doctrines of innate evil and predestined salvation. Early schooling instilled a devotion to reading and especially a “grand passion” for history that informed much of his later writing.

What inspired Lord Byron to write?

On a trip to the Bernese Oberland, Byron was inspired to write the Faustian poetic-drama Manfred. By the end of that summer the Shelleys departed for England, where Claire gave birth to Byron’s daughter Allegra in January 1817.

Is Byron a cool name?

Baby Name: Byron It’s first use as a given name was in honor of Lord Byron, the 19th century English Romantic poet, best-known for the poem, “Don Juan.” Although it peaked early, it’s still among the top 500 names.