Remember Flashcards
(4 cards)
Themes of remember
L… and m…:
-deals with the t… of love and the d… to be r… after death
-she e… a deep y… to be remembered, although not at the c… of another’s h..l
D… and s…:
-death is a c… theme to the p…
-she contemplates the i… departure and the i… it will have on those a… her
-explores the p… of s… caused by death
G… and m… on:
-r… on the idea of how the l… should cope with grief and s…
-suggests she would rather be f… that cause grief to the person who is r… her
Love and memory:
-deals with the theme of love and the desire to be remembered after death
-she expresses a deep yearning to be remembered, although not at the cost of another’s happiness
Death and separation:
-death is a central theme to the poem
-she contemplates the inevitable departure and the impact it will have on those around her
-explores the pain of separation caused by death
Grief and moving on:
-reflects on the idea of how the living should cope with grief and suffering
-suggests she would rather be forgotten that cause grief to the person who is remembering her
Tone of remember
-i… the tone is m… and s… and the speaker contemplates d… and asks to be r… after she is gone
-towards the e…, it becomes more c… and accepting as she r… the reader that it is okay to f… her if it brings … peace
Tone of remember
-initially the tone is melancholic and solemn and the speaker contemplates death and asks to be remembered after she is gone
-towards the end, it becomes more consoling and accepting as she reassures the reader that it is okay to forget her if it brings internal peace
Purpose of remember
-Rossetti’s p… purpose is to convey the f… at the thought of being f… after death
-the poem e… her d… to stay with her l… ones in their m… and h…
-however, while she w… to to be remembered she a… to encourage people to a… the i… of death
-Rossetti’s primary purpose is to convey the fear at the thought of being forgotten after death
-the poem explores her desire to stay with her loved ones in their memory and heart
-however, while she wishes to to be remembered she aims to encourage people to accept the inevitability of death
Structure of remember
-is a P… sonnet that is divided into an o… and a s…
—>the o… present the p… of not being r…
—> the s… provided a s… where she has a… that she may not be r…
-follows a s… Petrarchan s… rhyme scheme, … in the octave and … in the sestet
—>this form introduces a m… quality and enhances e… appeal
-a v… occurs after the o…, from wishing to be r… to then suggesting that if remembering is too p… it is better so f…
-writer employs i… pentameter, contributing the r… nature of the poem by giving it a s… flowing q… highlighting that death is n… and u…
-r… of the v… “remember” to stress the importance of m… and to emphasise the u… tone
-is a Petrarchan sonnet that is divided into an octave and a sestet
—>the octave present the problem of not being remembered
—> the sestet provided a solution where she has accepted that she may not be remember
-follows a standard Petrarchan sonnet rhyme scheme, ABBAABBA in the octave and CDDECE in the sestet
—>this form introduces a musical quality and enhanced emotional appeal
-a Volta occurs after the octave, from wishing it be remembered to then suggesting that is remembering is too painful it is better so forget
-writer employs iambic pentameter, contributing the reflective nature of the poem by giving it a smooth flowing quality highlighting that death is natural and unavoidable
-repetition of the verb “remember” to stress the importance of memory and to emphasise the urgent tone
