Apparent Failure by Robert Browning
Recalling a visit to the Paris Morgue seven years earlier, the speaker describes three men who had killed themselves and considers their sin atoned. He speculates about the disappointments behind their deaths, then declares his hope that what God once blessed cannot finally be accursed.
By Robert Browning · Genre: Meditative Poetry, Religious Poetry · 717 words
First lines
"We shall soon lose a celebrated building. "
_Paris Newspaper_
Genres
- Meditative Poetry — Rhymed stanzas move from a remembered morgue visit to reflections on the dead men's suffering and the possibility of redemption.
- Religious Poetry — The speaker considers the suicides' sin atoned and grounds his concluding hope in God's blessing.
Tags
Paris · morgue · suicide · despair · redemption · hope
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Robert Browning
- Date: Date unknown
- Language: English
- Genres: Meditative Poetry, Religious Poetry
- Length: 717 words
- Structure: 1 section, 9 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Easy (6th Grade)
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