Elizabeth Barrett Browning s A Curse For a Nation
Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s A Curse For a Nation When I first read Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s poem A Curse For a Nation I was very confused. ... What action justifies this nation being cursed? ... I knew the basic meanings of these words but the context Browning used them in was not clear to me so I wanted to make sure of the meanings. I also looked at the rhyme scheme she uses, which changes as you reach the actual curse of the poem. During the prologue Browning uses a AA BB rhyming style. ... In the second half of the poem, the curse, she changes to a more choppy rhyme scheme, AA B CC B. ... Being that this is a piece of English Literature and Browning was English I concluded that the speaker was also from England. I gathered that the curse was aimed at the United States when it says “…And send it over the Western Sea” (pg. ... Although the footnotes told me otherwise I was still thinking well maybe Browning didn’t mean it this way. Other things also point to the nation being the United States though like speaking of, “…Choose another/ To send thy curse against my brother.