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Page 73
MISCONCEPTIONS. (PAGE 47.)
11. =Dalmatic=. A robe worn by medi�val kings on solemn occasions, and
still worn by deacons at the mass in the Roman Catholic church.
The lyric order appears sharply developed here in the parallelism of
the two stanzas. Point out this parallelism of idea. Does it fail
at any point? Note the chivalrous absence of reproach by the lover.
Observe the climax up to which each stanza leads, and the climax
within the last line of each stanza.
NATURAL MAGIC. (PAGE 48.)
5. =Nautch=. An Indian dancing-girl, to whom Browning ascribes the
skill of a magician.
The poem celebrates the transforming and life-giving power of
affection. Note the abrupt and excited manner of utterance, and how
the speaker begins in the midst of things. He has already told
his story once, when the poem opens. Note also the parallelism of
structure, as in _Misconceptions_, the climax in each stanza, and
the echo in the last line of each. Tell the story in the common order
of prose narrative.
APPARITIONS. (PAGE 49.)
Study the development of the idea in the same manner as in
_Misconceptions_ and _Natural Magic_. Note the felicity of
imagery and diction.
A WALL. (PAGE 50.)
The clew to the meaning is to be sought in the last two stanzas. This
is one of the best examples of Browning's "assertion of the soul in
song."
CONFESSIONS. (PAGE 51.)
First construct the scene of the poem. What has the priest said? What
is the sick man's answer? What evidence is there that his imagination
is struggling to recall the old memory? What view of life does the
priest offer, and he reject? Does Browning indicate his preference for
either view, or tell the story impartially?
A WOMAN'S LAST WORD. (PAGE 53.)
What key to the situation in the first line? Who are the speaker and
the one addressed? What mood and feeling are in control? Comment upon
the condensation of the thought and the movement of the verse.
A PRETTY WOMAN. (PAGE 55.)
25-27. Compare Emerson's lines in _The Rhodora:_--
"If eyes were made for seeing,
Then beauty is its own excuse for being."
To what things is the "Pretty Woman" compared? Of what use is she? How
is she to be judged?
YOUTH AND ART. (PAGE 58.)
8. =Gibson, John= (1790-1866). A famous sculptor.
12. =Grisi, Giulia=. A celebrated singer (1811-1869).
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