Saddened for the loss of my precious child-like innocence, I divertingly lower my plain brown eyes with the memorable piano picture back into the book of memories- the book of feelings. ... Yet, when black and white mix- a tonal harmony of the bittersweet way that life seems to work itself out yields richly in sound .The color of the keys represent the choices I make along the path of life, however, the keys represent my multi-sided personality. ...

• Word Count: 656
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Rosetti uses onomatopoeia as she describes the "rustling" hedgerow tops which imply the reality of the dream at the present moment, to the extent where the speaker can even hear the sounds around her, and this is further used by the sound of "far-off piteous bleat of lambs and sheep." This image which appeals to the sense of sound and also to basic human compassion is very striking as it is clear that there continue to be more victims of the "broadening darkness", which represents in this poem something which has destroyed a genuine and lively love. ...

• Word Count: 2526
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: Undergraduate