the silent listener. The reasons that they differed were that Tennyson was content to locate his themes in a familiar context while Browning inclined to recondite subject matter and to experiment with methods (Johnson 7). Tennyson was introspective while Browning was intraspective, but both contributed to the times greatly with the poems they produced.Browning is one of the greatest literary figures of all time and one that will always be hailed and remembered. The Victorian Period, which he lived in, and his upbringing made him the dramatic and intelligent poet that he was. His most famous types of poetry were his lyrical and romantic poems. Browning influenced poetic society with his dramatic monologues, long poems, and silent listener techniques. He can be compared to Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Alfred Lord Tennyson, other literary figures of the time. Therefore, because of Browning’s unique and sometimes absurd poetry, people have been fascinated with his writing and still are today. ...
