1. A Rose Has Thorns As Well As Honey
Rossetti's creativity shines through the way she dismisses each floral species for she combines the appearance, unique features, and name of the flower to make her point. ... Lewis Carroll uses flowers in a similar way in Through the Looking-Glass as the flowers in the garden of live flowers treat Alice rudely instead of with docility. ... There is also no mention of children in the poem which suggests that we are moving through a life cycle and have momentarily left the childhood years to explore adulthood and maturity instead....
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- Grade Level: Undergraduate