rossetti poetry

Question 1

when i am dead my dearest

Answer 1

two octaves

Question 2

i shall not feel the shadows

Answer 2

i shall not feel the rain
sing on as if in pain

Question 3

haply i may remember

Answer 3

and haply i may forget

Question 4

sing

Answer 4

no sad songs for me

Question 5

summary of song when i am dead my dearest

Answer 5

speaker focuses on motif of death and mourning so that the loved one does not grieve excessively when they die

Question 6

what is the purpose of the word haply

Answer 6

shortened version of happily too explore ambiguity

Question 7

meaning of the green grass above me

Answer 7

explores the lack of intimacy between the speaker and the addressed individual as he remain on earth

Question 8

what is the effect of using i instead of we for song: when i am dead my dearest

Answer 8

acceptance of true reality, link of echo poem to narcissist ideology, imbalance of referral

Question 9

how is ambiguity represented in song: when i am dead my dearest

Answer 9

constant change of voices throughout poem

Question 10

explain common methods of song: when i am dead my dearest

Answer 10

enjambment, imperative verbs, caesura, sensory language

Question 11

remember

Answer 11

petrarachan sonnet: 14 lines, commonly stereotyped with love

Question 12

what is the summary of remember

Answer 12

the speaker addresses their wishes for their lover as they bid farewell and hope they are not forgotten

Question 13

remember me when i

Answer 13

remember me when i am gone away

Question 14

you tell me of our future

Answer 14

you tell me of our future that you planned

Question 15

better by far you should forget

Answer 15

better by far you should forget and smile than that you should remember and be sad

Question 16

when you can no more

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when you can no more hold me by the hanf

Question 17

what is the effect of using both ‘you’ and ‘me’ in remember

Answer 17

individually focused on, not as together

Question 18

name types of methods used in remember

Answer 18

enjambment, coordinating junction, alternating rhyme scheme, euphamism, negation

Question 19

how is the structure of remember broken down

Answer 19

an octave of consistent rhyme scheme
a sestet to break consistency to demonstrate inner conflicted state

Question 20

from the antique

Answer 20

abcb rhyme scheme, 2x quartets, 1x octave, alternating narrative from third to first narrative

Question 21

what is the summary for from the antique

Answer 21

speaker addresses the feeling of emptiness and futility in the role as a woman

Question 22

what is the effect of the word ‘she’ in from the antique

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uses universal experiences

Question 23

i wish and i wish

Answer 23

i wish and i wish i were a man

Question 24

still the world

Answer 24

still the world would wag on the same

Question 25

doubly blank

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doubly blank in a woman's lot

Question 26

explain common methods of from the antique

Answer 26

repetition, enjambment, semantic field of nature, hyperbole

Question 27

echo

Answer 27

lyrical poem commenting on musical quality first person perspective as personal and bigraphical for troubled relationships

Question 28

what is the summary of echo

Answer 28

speaker laments the loss of a loved one and has a sense of longing

Question 29

come to me

Answer 29

come to me in the silence of the night come in the speaking silence of a dream

Question 30

watch the slow door

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watch the slow door that opening, letting in, lets out no more

Question 31

come to me

Answer 31

come to me in dreams

Question 32

pulse for pulse

Answer 32

pulse for pulse, breath for breath, speak low, lean low

Question 33

what is the language technique used in echo

Answer 33

trachees of unstressed and stressed syllables

Question 34

state common methods from echo

Answer 34

dymbolism, repeated sibilance, assonance, religious connotations

Question 35

what is the summary of shut out

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speaker demonstrated the emotions of prohibiting women from social norms

Question 36

from bough to bough

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from bough to bough thr song birds crossed, from flower to flower the moths andbees

Question 37

and bid my home

Answer 37

and bid my home remember me until i come to it again

Question 38

nought is left worth looking

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nought is left worth looking at since my delightful land is gone

Question 39

state common methods from shut out

Answer 39

conistent ABBA rhyme scheme, simile, possessive pronoun

Question 40

the round tower at jhansi

Answer 40

19 lined poem: first 4 lines is quartet anf the final stanza is 3 lines which breaks consistency

Question 41

summary of round tower at jhansi

Answer 41

speaker addresses the journey to sacrificial love

Question 42

not a hope in

Answer 42

not a hope in the world remained

Question 43

close his arm about her now

Answer 43

close his arm about her now, close her cheek to his, close the pistol to her brow

Question 44

i wish i could

Answer 44

i wish i could bear the pang for both

Question 45

it is not pain

Answer 45

it is not pain thus to kiss and die

Question 46

state the common methods from round tower at jhansi

Answer 46

exaggeration, enjambment, questioning, religious and bibilical preferences, caesura.

Question 47

what is the summary for a birthday

Answer 47

the speaker expresses the celebration and happiness of her lover's birthday

Question 48

my heart is like

Answer 48

my heart is like a singing bird

Question 49

my heart is gladder

Answer 49

my heart is gladder than all these because my love is come to me

Question 50

carve it in

Answer 50

carve it in doves and pomegranates

Question 51

the birthday of my

Answer 51

the birthday of my life is come, my love is come to me

Question 52

a birthday

Answer 52

2x octaves, iambic tetrameter

Question 53

name the common methods in a birthday

Answer 53

semicolon, biblical references, ceasura, similes, unstressed and stressed syllables

Question 54

maude clare

Answer 54

iambic pentameter: mimics rhythm of heartbeat

Question 55

what is the summary of maude clare

Answer 55

speaker acknowledges the marriage of her past lover and attempts to let go

Question 56

his bride was like a village maid

Answer 56

his bride was like a village maid, maude clare was like a queen

Question 57

my lord was pale

Answer 57

my lord was pale with inward strife

Question 58

here's my half

Answer 58

here's my half of the golden chain

Question 59

that day we waded

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the day we waded ankle deep for lilies in the beck

Question 60

the lillies

Answer 60

the lillies are budding now

Question 61

take my share

Answer 61

take my share of a fickle heart, mine of a paltry love

Question 62

ill love him

Answer 62

ill love him till he loves me best

Question 63

name the common methods in maude clare

Answer 63

enjambment, juxtaposition, caesura, repetition

Question 64

up hill

Answer 64

tones of tiresome, challenges

Question 65

what is the summary for up hill

Answer 65

speaker acknowledges the universal struggle of life as though it is a battle

Question 66

does the road

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does the road wind up hill all the way?

Question 67

may not the darkness

Answer 67

may not the darkness hide it from my face?

Question 68

shall i find comfort

Answer 68

shall i find comfort, travel sore and weak?

Question 69

name the common methods in uphill

Answer 69

conversational tone,