1. Poetry of Christian Rossetti
However, in this essay I shall explore this in further depth by looking at three poems: "A dream", "A Birthday" and one of the many poems entitled "Song", beginning "When I am dead, my dearest." By looking at her use of language, imagery, themes and her addressee I shall explore to what extent I agree with the statement that the work of Rosetti leans towards the "Dark Side." ... "A Dream" is a biographical poem which charts the events of a dream which the speaker has had about her and her lover. ... In line 11, the speaker makes the connection between their dream and reality by saying "I thoug...
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