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Pippa's Song by Robert Browning (Poem + Analysis)
Pippa's Song by Robert Browning (Poem + Analysis)
By Robert Browning
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Pippa’s Song
Robert Browning
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2 Context
4 Literary Devices
6 Similar Poetry
Context
As mentioned above, ‘Pippa’s Song’
can be found in Pippa Passes. It follows
a young girl in Asolo who sings as she
walks, describing the various people
she sees. There are several “matter of
fact” portrayals of characters that
caused controversy when the poem
was released. The lines in this analysis
come after two characters, Sebald and
Ottima discuss their affair and the
successful completion of their murder
of Luca, Ottima’s husband. So,
although the poem is quite upbeat and
optimistic on its own, when placed in
context, it’s much stranger, darker, and
ironic.
Literary Devices
Browning makes use of several literary
devices in ‘Pippa’s Song.’ These
include but are not limited to anaphora,
imagery, parallelism. The latter is a
formal device that occurs when the
poet uses the same structure in
multiple lines. For example, “at the”
connecting “The year’s” to “spring”
and “And day’s” to “morn.” The same
can be said for lines five and six with
“The lark’s on the wing” and “The
snail’s on the thorn.”
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Browning
Morning’s at seven;
Lines 5-8
Similar Poetry
Readers who enjoyed ‘Pippa’s Song’
should also consider reading some of
Browning’s other, better-known poems.
For example:
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Emma
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Carolina University with a B.A. in
English, minor in Creative Writing,
B.F.A. in Fine Art, and B.A. in Art
Histories. Literature is one of her
greatest passions which she
pursues through analyzing poetry
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