Rudel to the Lady of Tripoli by Robert Browning
Rudel contrasts a snowy mountain unchanged by sunlight with a sunflower that sacrifices its own graces to imitate the sun. He begs the distant lady for one look across the waters, then asks a pilgrim to tell those in the East of his sunflower emblem and his devotion, which the applause for his songs cannot satisfy.
By Robert Browning · Genre: Dramatic Monologue, Love Poetry · 459 words
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Genres
- Dramatic Monologue — Rudel speaks in his own voice, addressing the distant lady and a pilgrim while explaining his emblem and his disregard for public applause.
- Love Poetry — The plea for a single look across the waters and the sunflower's exclusive attention to the sun express Rudel's devotion to the distant lady.
Tags
distant love · sunflower · devotion · pilgrimage · song · dramatic monologue
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Robert Browning
- Date: Date unknown
- Language: English
- Genres: Dramatic Monologue, Love Poetry
- Length: 459 words
- Structure: 1 section, 6 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Standard (8th-9th Grade)
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