The Lost Leader
- Created by: Lauren Meisner
- Created on: 05-04-13 14:50
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- The Lost Leader
- Character
- Browningis most likely the speaker, 2nd stanza we see how he really feels hurt, retaiating 'we' pronouns, they're fine without him,very seperate, 'we shall march prospering'
- '-the rest bade aspire'
- 'devils'-triumph and sorrow for angles' - contrast, martial, infernal dictions, God is judging him, hyperbolic sounding, moral wrong doing
- Personal poem, he feels personally wronged
- he allowed himself to admire Wordsworth, poem is about betrayal
- trys to dissociate himself, 'us', 'you', childish, unsure how to handle his feelings, like in MLD, and PL
- Browningis most likely the speaker, 2nd stanza we see how he really feels hurt, retaiating 'we' pronouns, they're fine without him,very seperate, 'we shall march prospering'
- Layout
- 2 stanzas, much shorter than other poems, not a dramatic monologue.
- 1st is introductory (crime/betrayal)
- 2nd is how he will pay, consequences
- 2 stanzas, much shorter than other poems, not a dramatic monologue.
- Imagery
- forgiveness, martial, Biblical, anger, desperation
- Rhythm
- Ranty, Dactylic, like horses hooves- it's martial, whole troop against Wordsworth.
- /vv/vv/vv/v
- feels memorable menacing, aggressive,angry
- Rhyme scheme irregular A/B, showing he is upset
- Ranty, Dactylic, like horses hooves- it's martial, whole troop against Wordsworth.
- Context
- Browning did not like Wordsworth because he turned his back on political ideas for money , he was a sell out
- Wordsworth become poet laureate, 'riband to stick in his coat'
- Browning did not like Wordsworth because he turned his back on political ideas for money , he was a sell out
- 'Just for a handful of silver he left us'
- 'handfull' suggests a small amount, that is wasn't worth it
- Biblical allusion- Judas is a modle for some one who has fallen, he gave away Jesus for 30 pieces of silver in Bible New Testament St. Matthew
- Betrayal, materialism, obsessed, pursing something materialistic. Enslaved himself through money, 'He alone sinks to the rear and the slaves'
- 'They, with the gold to give, doled him out silver' 'copper'
- Mercantile language, betrayed them for money. He was blinded by money not very wise.
- 'We that had loved him so , followed him, honoured him'
- Tricolon, list of 3 rhythmically emphasises dactylic
- 'Pardoned in heaven, the first by the throne!'
- Christain forgiveness contrasts with anger, similar to Soliq. of a Spanish cloister
- if Wordsworth wanted to come back he would tai whim, showing childish patheticness
- if given this poem talk about how the ending doesn't really fit, shows ambiguity of human nature- interesting
- Character
- Ranty, Dactylic, like horses hooves- it's martial, whole troop against Wordsworth.
- /vv/vv/vv/v
- feels memorable menacing, aggressive,angry
- Rhyme scheme irregular A/B, showing he is upset
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