English Language · English Literature
With reference to Robert Browning's poem 'Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came', which of the following statements is INCORRECT?
- 1The title of Browning's poem is taken directly from Shakespeare's 'King Lear'.
- 2Browning uses Roland as a symbol to contemplate his own situation as a middle-aged Victorian poet who is not yet successful.
- 3Roland himself is depicted as a physical cripple in Browning's poem.✓
- 4Childe Roland is a recurring character from ballads mentioned in European literature as a symbol of a lost wanderer.
Correct answer
Roland himself is depicted as a physical cripple in Browning's poem.
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