Browning uses a lot of emotional language and imagery to pull at the reader's heartstrings. For example, re-read this stanza:

"And well may the children weep before you;
They are weary ere they run;
They have never seen the sunshine, nor the glory
Which is brighter than the sun:
They know the grief of man, but not the wisdom;
They sink in man's despair, without its calm--
Are slaves, without the liberty in Christdom,--
Are martyrs, by the pang without the palm,--
Are worn, as if with age, yet unretrievingly
No dear remembrance keep,--
Are orphans of the earthly love and heavenly:
Let them weep! let them weep!"

Do you think this imagery is effective? Was emotional persuasion the most effective way to convince members of Parliament to change things? Why or why not?

Give your thoughtful opinion in 3–5 sentences.