Christina Rossetti

We can also see the use of internal rhyme, linking the words crab-apples and pine-apples between lines 12 and 13. Rossetti also employs enjambment in the couplet “All ripe together / In summer weather” (15-16). Her use of these poetic devices creates a smoothness and flow to the text. This smoothness blends with descriptions of the fruits to create imagery and help the…

Both Oscar Wilde and Christina Rossetti present the attractiveness of wrongdoing and fear of its consequences in both similar and different ways within An Ideal Husband and Rossetti’s Selected Poems. Rossetti and Wilde consider the attractiveness of wrongdoing under different themes. Wilde looks more at a political side of wrongdoing, whereas Rossetti considers wrongdoing in a religious sense. Mrs. Cheveley is a character that is very attracted to wrongdoing; this is evident in An Ideal…

Throughout Christina Rossetti’s life she experienced numerous periods in which she questioned her religion. Due to this, her poetry highlights the varying levels of devotion as well as the doubts she had. She wrote Good Friday at the age of 32 during a period of skepticism whereas Shut Out and Uphill were both written when she was 26 (1856) and 28 (1858) respectively. Throughout her life she maintained a strong connection to the High-Anglican Church even through her anxious periods of…

“Goblin Market” by Christina Rossetti is a poem about two sisters that are faced with the temptation of eating goblin fruit. Laura was cautious at first but succumbed to the temptation, but her sister Lizzie was able to resist the enticement and struggled against being force fed the fruit too. Laura’s health began to fail, while Lizzie stayed healthy. In the Victorian Era, it was socially known and mostly accepted that a woman was to be kept in a household, and be protected by a male figure. If…

However, it is not the indulgence that leads to their respective illness and death, but the shame associated with the act itself. This directly correlates with they way female sexuality was viewed during the Victorian era, as many women were shamed if they were discovered to have had an affair outside of marriage. Similar to “The Lady of Shalott,” after her experience with the goblins, Laura no longer takes joy in her work and, like Jeanie, grows despondent and nears death. Laura's journey may…

poem, “No, Thank You, John”, by the poet Christina Rosetti, that creates a conflict between a woman and her friend, John. Although, the character in this poem cannot reciprocate the same feelings toward John. The narrator in “No, Thank You, John” is talking about not wanting a romantic relationship with John. Although, he wants the opposite and keeps insisting for the narrator to accept him declaration of love “Why will you teaze me day by day…” (Rossetti line 2). John keeps giving comments to…

“The Goblin Market”, written by Christina Rossetti, portrays an interesting point of view using symbolism to describe violence and sexual abuse in an imaginary setting. The goblins in the poem are supposedly representing men, who are representing animalistic creatures that cannot be restrained. These goblins have a selfish craving for satisfying their own pleasure even if that means harming others in the process. “One had cat’s face … One like a ratel tumbled hurry scurry” (lines 71-76). A…

too. Most people with siblings would turn their nose up to ever having any type of romantic feelings for them, but there are a few people out there who find love with their siblings. Sisters, Laura and Lizzie could be one of those few people. In Christina Rossetti’s poem Goblin Market, Laura and Lizzie are sisters who live together. Goblins live near them and they are constantly tempting the people of their town to come try their fruit. And every day they are tempting people to come try it.…

creatures, simple plots, and innocence. Christina Rossetti 's “Goblin Market”, however, is not the average children 's story. It is filled to the brim with sexual innuendos and religious allusions that make it hard to believe it is a popular children 's poem. Without explicitly mentioning sexual acts or referring Paradise, Rossetti is able to paint images in the reader 's mind through the use of two girls, Laura and Lizzie. Through her use of allusions, Rossetti is able to draw parallels between…

A heavily induced status quo brings conformity to society in many different ways, although, amongst these expectations lie a network of concealed desires within the populous, which Christina Rossetti’s poetry does work of exposing these obstacles. The perspective which has been presented intertwines with the reader’s own comprehension of Rossetti’s poetry to a large extent. This desire, can be perceived in many ways through the many themes of Rossetti’s poetry. One of such ways could be through…