Tone Of Remember By Christina Rossetti

When I was nine, I found out what it was like to lose someone you love. Unfortunately, it took me many years to figure out that my mother would not have wanted me to dwell on her death. If I had known about this poem by Christina Rossetti when I was dealing with the grief of my mother’s passing, I would have recovered from her loss much faster than I actually did. In “Remember,” Rossetti’s strong use of tone helps me understand the poem’s theme that when remembering someone, know that person would rather you be happy. This poem written by Christina Rossetti includes many phrases that aid her theme. Anne Hacht believes that “in the beginning of the poem, the love between the couple seems strong, and the overtone of sadness and grief stems from the notion of death is about to tear them apart” (257). Within this quote, Hacht is saying that the source of the melancholy tone …show more content…
In her poem, Rossetti writes “Remember me when I am gone away… When you can no more hold me by the hand” (1, 3). This verse suggests that she is no longer within grasp of the reader. The tone used here is informative with a hint of sadness and it helps set the mood for the rest of the poem. Towards the middle of “Remember”, Rossetti states “Yet if you should forget me for a while And afterwards remember, do not grieve” (9-10). The tone used in this quote was very gentle, almost like a reassuring hug or pat on the back. It makes sense for the tone to be gentle because of how sensitive the topic is. The tone from the quote helped me by showing that Rossetti knows that the intended reader is still upset but she wants them to be happy. At the end of “Remember”, Rossetti finishes with