The Laboratory

Browning uses a jaunty rhythm in this poem which contrasts to the subject matter. The speaker in the poem also moves quickly between one thing to another possibly suggesting the observations that are being made. The voice of the poem is of interest to the reader because of the vindictive nature of her actions, Browning using a dramatic monologue to highten the intrigue in the reader. We only hear one point of view which is vivid and at times possibly confused or possibly mad. The language can be analysed closely thorough the use of adjectives, alliteration and rhyme. Browning is very descriptive, setting the scene with 'faint smokes curling' and gold oozings'. These descriptions draw a reader into the setting that is created, they make it realistic in direct juxtapostion with the actions of the protagonist. The verbs that are used are also sumptuous linking to the idea of love and the feelings of the ultimate betrayal.