...Studying poets of early
victorian period, ch. 24
Charlatanism..
Charlatan: One making usually
showy pretenses to knowledge or ability, fake, fraud.
Sordella, a work by browning
..extract: "On account of its involved expression its obscurity has become
proverbial" ..Now what does that mean?
Stereotype: a widely held but
fixed and over-simplified image or idea of a particular type of thing or
person.
Dirge: a lament for the
dead, especially one forming part of a funeral rite./a mournful song, piece of
music, or sound./informal
a song or piece of music that is considered too slow, miserable, or boring.
Insidious:
proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with very harmful effects.
If something is slowly and secretly causing harm, it's insidious —
like the rumors no one seems to listen to until suddenly someone's reputation
is ruined.
Grotesque: comically or repulsively ugly or distorted./ a very ugly
or comically distorted figure or image.
Indignation: anger or annoyance provoked by what is perceived as unfair
treatment.
Exuberance: the quality of being full of energy, excitement, and
cheerfulness; ebullience.
Consonance: agreement or compatibility between opinions or actions.
Excursion: a short journey or trip, especially one taken as a leisure
activity.
Strait: (of a place) of limited spatial capacity; narrow or cramped.