Up Hill Flashcards
1
Q
What does the iambic pentameter with lots of breaks suggest
A
- doubt and struggle of Christian life > deferred gratification, saw life’s struggle as preparation for heaven
2
Q
What does the constant rhyme suggest
A
- reflects the assured answered of reassurance
3
Q
“Of labour you…
A
Shall find the sum”
4
Q
“May not the darkness give it from my face”
A
- sensory dep > characteristic
- imagery of sun and temptation > doubtful tone
5
Q
“Yes, to the very end.”
A
- monosyllabic, trochaic response + end stop line > confident susinct reassurance in response to religious doubt
6
Q
“Does the road…
A
Wind up hill all the way?”
7
Q
What is Rossetti presenting in this poem
A
- religious allegory for the struggles of Christian life which she presents as difficult and bleak
