Browning had a style of his own, wholly devoid of imitation, perfectly individual, and this is one of the marks of a good artist.

It was the outcome of his poetic character, and represented it.
At this point his style is more interesting than Tennyson's.

Tennyson's style was often too much worked, too consciously subjected to the rules of his art, too worn down to smoothness of texture.

Moreover, the natural surprises of an unchartered individuality do not sufficiently appear in it (Tennyson repressed the fantastic), though the whole weight of his character does magnificently appear.

But if Tennyson was too conscious of his style--a great misfortune especially in passionate song--Browning did not take any deliberate pains with his style, and that is a greater misfortune.