Rossetti Poems Flashcards
What poem is an allegory for a journey from life to death
Up-Hill
Why is up-hill written as an extended metaphor
To demonstrate life is inherently difficult
What style of poem is up-hill
Religious
What are the key symbols within Up-Hill
The Inn & The Road
What are the key literary devices in up-hill
extended metaphor , end stops , caesura and dialogue
How many speakers does uphill have and what is the significance of this
two speakers and it creates the idea of a dialogue with one speaker asking questions and the other providing answers
What are the key themes of “When I am dead my dearest”
Love , Death and Mourning
what does the roses and the cypress tree represent in when I am dead my dearest?
Traditional Mourning
What does the green grass represent in when I am dead my dearest?
The way life carries on in the face of death and green represents youth , spring and rebirth
What does the nightingale represent in when I am dead my dearest?
Lament
When the nightingale stops singing what does the speaker say has happened in when I am dead my dearest
That the speaker is dead and relieved of grief and sorrow
What are the key themes of Remember
Love , Death , Remembrance
What happens in the poem remember
A speaker is quickly approaching death and hopes that her love will continue to remember her after death
What style of poem is remember
Sonnet
What are the key themes of from the antique
Female oppression , weariness and despair
