Poets of Early Victorian Period..-studying

...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.