Remember

Question 1

Main structure? Remember

Answer 1

1. Is a Petrarchan Sonnet - traditionally explores love, loss and connection
2. Controlled, contemplative tone

Question 2

Rhyme scheme? Remember

Answer 2

1. The octave follows a tight ABBAABBA rhyme scheme - sense of inevitability - mirroring the idea of being “gone away”
2. Sestet moves to a looser CDECDE pattern - after volta - signals tonal shift as Rossetti begins to reconsider her original plea

Question 3

Volta? Remember

Answer 3

1. Occurs at line 9
2. Marks a shift in tone from a firm request for remembrance -> more compassionate and selfless acceptance of being forgotten
3. Represents development and emotional transformation

Question 4

Meter? Remember

Answer 4

1. Iambic pentameter - steady elegiac rythym - mirrors gentle, sorrowful mood
2. Regularity of meter mirrors Rossettis calm approach - dignity

Question 5

Circular structure? Remember

Answer 5

1. Begins with rememberance and ends with transformed version - prioritising comfort of loved one