Life, 1898-04-21 · page 2 of 20
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# "Pegasus" Contest No. 4 This page is primarily a **poetry contest**, not political satire. Life magazine invited readers to identify which sentence from one of six Tennyson poems is illustrated by the accompanying sketch. The illustration shows a **Victorian-era couple** (a woman in an elaborate dress and a man in formal attire) standing on a country road. The contest offered $200 to the winner, with prize money distributed among multiple correct guessers. The six possible source poems are listed: Locksley Hall, The Sisters, Enoch Arden, The Princess, Maud, and Aylmer's Field. Contestants had to match the visual scene to the correct Tennyson line and submit their answer by May 5th. This represents **19th-century literary engagement**—popular magazines used poetry knowledge as entertainment and competition for educated readers.
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