Through the Metidja to Abd-El-Kadr
Guided by his heart, a rider travels through the desert toward his chief and the chief's ally. His swift horse bears dried sweat despite never being spurred, while he considers what fate has tied for him.
By Robert Browning · Genre: Lyric Poetry, Dramatic Monologue · 393 words
First lines
As I ride, as I ride, / With a full heart for my guide, / So its tide rocks my side, / As I ride, as I ride, / That, as I were double-eyed, / He, in whom our Tribes confide, / Is descried, ways untried, / As I ride, as I ride.
As I ride, as I ride / To our Chief and his Allied, / Who dares chide my heart's pride / As I ride, as I ride? / Or are witnesses denied -- / Through the desert waste and wide / Do I glide unespied / As I ride, as I ride?
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Through the Metidja to Abd-El-Kadr is listed on Textopian as a poem by Robert Browning, dated Date unknown.
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Robert Browning
- Date: Date unknown
- Language: English
- Genres: Lyric Poetry, Dramatic Monologue
- Length: 393 words
- Structure: 1 section, 5 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Fairly Easy (7th Grade)
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Genres
- Lyric Poetry — Five rhyming stanzas repeat the riding refrain as the speaker expresses pride, describes his horse, and considers his fate.
- Dramatic Monologue — A single rider speaks throughout, revealing his allegiance to his chief through declarations and questions during his journey.
Tags
horseback riding · desert · tribal allegiance · fate