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How does Browning present the search for love in his poem? - Coggle Diagram
How does Browning present the search for love in his poem?
Browning presents the search for love as
desperate
"spend the
whole day
in the quest,
who cares?
"
The use of the rhetorical question 'who cares?' shows he doesn't care how long the search will take
'Whole day' suggests consistency and no break in his actions to search for his love
'
hunt
the
house
through'
alliteration that shows the effort he put into the search - 'h' sounds imitating panting
"
Door
succeeds
door
/ I try the
fresh fortune
"
Repetition of 'door' shows that he is looking everywhere, alliteration in 'fresh fortune' shows that he's taking every chance to look for her
"still the
same chance
"
'same chance' implies that the search will be as unsuccessful as previous ones, but he's still going to try again
The search for love is
persistent
"
next time
I'll find her"
"next time" suggests he's done this before and will do it again
The search for love is
aggressive
animalistic
'
hunt
the house through'
suggests animalistic nature of the search, views the woman as 'prey'
'such alcoves to
importune
'
Use of aggressive verb 'importune' shows his animalistic nature during the search
"We
inhabit
together"
'Inhabit' suggests the house to be a place they were very tied to each other, codependence, cannot live without each other
The search for love is
thorough
'
Door
succeeds
door
'
Repetition of 'door' shows he's looking in every space he can
"
Range
the
wide
house from
wing to centre
"
use of the verb 'range' shows how extensive the search is, 'wing to centre' shows he does not miss out on any place to look.
The search for love is
passionate
"
such
suites
to
explore
/
such
closets to search,
such
alcoves to importune
!
"
'Suites' indicates the rich nature of the 'house' they had together, and 'explore' connotes that he found enjoyment in discovering new places to look for her
repetition of 'such' shows his enthusiasm in the search
ending on the exclamation could show excitement and perhaps hope that the persona has for finding his love.
"
cornice-wreath blossomed
anew/ Yon
looking-glass gleamed
"
personification of inanimate objects coming to life because of her shows the intensity of the persona's love and passion for the person he is pursuing.
The search for love is
noble/heroic
"spend the whole day in the
quest
"
Use of the word 'quest' shows that the persona views himself as a hero in this situation and that the search is a noble cause
The search for love is
important
"spend my
whole day
in the
quest
, who cares"
'quest' connotes a search that is very important, and the effort that he puts in ('whole day') shows that he feels it is something worth spending a lot of time on.
The search for love is
difficult/ trying
exhausting
"hunt the house through"
alliteration of 'h' sounds imitating panting show how tired he is from searching
"she goes out as I enter"
futility of the search, he always just misses her
"next time herself, not the trouble behind her"
"trouble" suggests there were obstacles in his way
"range the wide house from wing to centre"
'Wide house' implies a large space, which connotes the difficulty of the search.
"still the same chance"
'same chance' implies that the search will be as unsuccessful as previous ones, but he's still going to try again