What Is a Moated Grange?

In Act III sc i, the disguised Duke tells Isabella the story of Angelo's rejected fiancée, Mariana, who lives in an area called 'Saint Luke's' in a 'moated grange' – that is, a country house surrounded by a moat: This setting suggests removal from society, and reflects Mariana's feelings of isolation and rejection.

What description begins with the poem Mariana?

This poem begins with the description of an abandoned farmhouse, or grange, in which the flower-pots are covered in overgrown moss and an ornamental pear tree hangs from rusty nails on the wall. The sheds stand abandoned and broken, and the straw (“thatch”) covering the roof of the farmhouse is worn and full of weeds.

What type of poem is Mariana?

Structure. Many of Tennyson's poems are in the form of a dramatic monologue. However, "Mariana", like "The Lady of Shallott", is more accurately a lyrical narrative. It contains elements of dramatic monologies in that it contains a refrain that carries through the poem as found in "Oriana" and other poems.