Best poems about — Storgy
Power.
Four poems, ranked.
4 of the finest public-domain poems about power, ranked by thematic depth. Scored by Storgy's classification model against the rest of the corpus, and re-indexed weekly as new works enter the canon.
The leading three
01
My Last Duchess
Robert Browning · 1842
“A Duke is displaying a painting of his deceased ex-wife to an envoy sent to discuss his upcoming marriage. As he speaks, it becomes evident that he orchestrated…”
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02
Also St. John, with Some Gentlemen of the Inns of Court
Percy Bysshe Shelley
“This scene from Shelley's unfinished play *Charles the First* unfolds in the court of King Charles I of England, just before the Civil War. The characters — Kin…”
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03
Sonnet 94
William Shakespeare
“Sonnet 94 reflects Shakespeare's thoughts on self-control and the risks of corruption. He suggests that individuals in power who refrain from harming others are…”
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