Remembrance Flashcards
1
Q
What era was Remembrance written in?
A
Victorian era
2
Q
What is Remembrance based on?
A
The Gondal Stories which Bronte and her sister wrote
3
Q
What is the poem?
A
An elegy, paying triubite to a deceased person
4
Q
What did Victorians believe?
A
The importance of mourning a dead person for a significant length of time, hence the speaker mourning for 15 years, some readers would want her to move on
5
Q
Who was Brontë influenced by?
A
Romantic poets, this can be seen in the many references to the natural world in the poem
6
Q
What is the rhyme scheme?
A
Alternating ABAB
7
Q
What does the volta do?
A
Makes her realise she needs to move on
