rossetti quotes

Question 1

How is Maude Clare described in the poem?

Answer 1

His bride was like a village maid, Maude Clare was like a queen.

Question 2

What phrase is used to address a nobleman in Maude Clare?

Answer 2

my lord

Question 3

What does ‘to bless’ refer to in Maude Clare?

Answer 3

To bless

Question 4

What imagery is used in the line about wading?

Answer 4

The day we waded ankle deep/ For lilies in the beck:

Question 5

What is happening to the lilies in Maude Clare?

Answer 5

The lilies are budding now.

Question 6

What does Nell express about love in Maude Clare?

Answer 6

I’ll love him till he loves me best, me best of all

Question 7

What does the lady mother say about the father?

Answer 7

Your father had just your tale to tell.

Question 8

What is the opening line of the poem ‘Song’?

Answer 8

When I am dead my dearest, my dearest

Question 9

What does the speaker request in ‘Song’?

Answer 9

Sing no sad songs for me

Question 10

What literary device is used in ‘I shall not’?

Answer 10

anaphora

Question 11

What is described in ‘Remember’?

Answer 11

Gone far away into the silent land

Question 12

What condition is mentioned in ‘Remember’?

Answer 12

For if the darkness and corruption leave

Question 13

What wish is expressed in ‘From the Antique’?

Answer 13

I wish and I wish I were a man

Question 14

What sentiment is conveyed about existence in ‘From the Antique’?

Answer 14

None would miss me in the world.

Question 15

What is mentioned about awakening in ‘Echo’?

Answer 15

Whose wakening should have been in Paradise,

Question 16

What does the speaker claim ownership of in ‘Shut Out’?

Answer 16

My garden, mine, beneath the sky

Question 17

What does the speaker desire in ‘Shut Out’?

Answer 17

Let me have/ Some buds to cheer my outcast state

Question 18

What is the response of the subject in ‘Shut Out’?

Answer 18

He answered not

Question 19

What feeling is expressed in ‘ITRT’?

Answer 19

Not a hope in the world remained

Question 20

What is described about youth in ‘ITRT’?

Answer 20

Young, strong, and so full of life:

Question 21

What metaphor is used in ‘A Birthday’?

Answer 21

My heart is like an apple tree

Question 22

What is offered in ‘Up-Hill’?

Answer 22

Yea, beds for all who come.

Question 23

What phrase is repeated in ‘Goblin Market’?

Answer 23

eat me, drink me, love me

Question 24

What is the speaker’s preference in ‘No Thank You John’?

Answer 24

i’d rather answer ‘No’ to fifty Johns/ Than answer ‘Yes’ to you.

Question 25

What does the speaker offer in ‘No Thank You John’?

Answer 25

Here’s friendship for you if you like; but love - -/ No, thank you, John.

Question 26

What is said about friendship in ‘Goblin Market’?

Answer 26

There is no friend like a sister

Question 27

What question is posed in ‘Good Friday’?

Answer 27

Am I a stone, and not a sheep

Question 28

What imagery is used in ‘Winter’?

Answer 28

To be pecked at by every wind that blows?

Question 29

What longing is expressed in ‘Soeur Louise’?

Answer 29

I have desired, I have been desired

Question 30

What is described as a disenkindled fire in ‘Soeur Louise’?

Answer 30

Longing and love, a disenkindled fire

Question 31

What is the repeated phrase in ‘Soeur Louise’?

Answer 31

Oh vanity of vanities, desire!

Question 32

What does Torvald blame Nora for?

Answer 32

Torvald blames Nora for the greater punishment women receive.

Question 33

What is the significance of Adam in the context of the text?

Answer 33

Adam is seen as a bystander.

Question 34

What does the term ‘The Fallen Woman’ refer to?

Answer 34

The Fallen Woman refers to a class of women who are judged for their actions.

Question 35

What does the phrase ‘Tremendous pleasure’ signify?

Answer 35

‘Tremendous pleasure’ is likened to ‘being a man.’

Question 36

What does Christine’s status as a widow imply?

Answer 36

‘Poor Christine, you are a widow.’ - highlights her marraigeless state.

Question 37

What does Nora’s statement ‘It was very bad of me’ indicate?

Answer 37

Nora feels guilty for not writing to Christine, reflecting her childishness.

Question 38

What pet names does Torvald use for Nora?

Answer 38

Torvald uses pet names like ‘lark’ and ‘squirrel.’

Question 39

What is Krogstad desperate for?

Answer 39

Krogstad is desperate to get his job back; he views the bank as his temple.

Question 40

How is sin described in the text?

Answer 40

Sin is described as ‘Ugly, recognisable, hairless.’

Question 41

What does Rossetti’s poem ‘Shut Out’ convey?

Answer 41

‘Shut Out’ symbolizes being excluded from paradise.

Question 42

What is the significance of the line ‘He answered Not.’?

Answer 42

It indicates that man stays silent.

Question 43

What does the poem ‘Echo’ suggest?

Answer 43

‘Echo’ speaks of ‘whose wakening should have been in Paradise.’

Question 44

What does ‘Goblin Market’ depict?

Answer 44

‘Goblin Market’ features Laura eating the fruit, symbolizing raw sex and disease.

Question 45

What does Laura’s experience in ‘Goblin Market’ represent?

Answer 45

Laura’s experience represents her being drugged and losing immunity to the fruit.

Question 46

What does the line ‘Her hair grew thin and grey’ imply?

Answer 46

It signifies the toll of her experiences.

Question 47

What does Bettleheim argue about female sexuality?

Answer 47

Bettleheim argues that ‘the female must stop viewing sex as animal-like’ for a happy union.

Question 48

How does Laura’s suffering in ‘Goblin Market’ manifest?

Answer 48

Laura suffers from ‘her heart’s sore ache’ and experiences ‘sullen silence of exceeding pain.’

Question 49

What happens to Lizzie in ‘Goblin Market’?

Answer 49

Lizzie is assaulted, indicating the violence against women.

Question 50

What does Augustine’s concept of Cupiditas and caritas refer to?

Answer 50

Cupiditas refers to concupiscence, contrasting with caritas.