Remember by Christina Rossetti (AQA A-Level English Literature A): Flashcards
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Poetic form of 'Remember'
Poetic form of 'Remember'
Petrarchan sonnet
Year Rossetti wrote 'Remember'
Year Rossetti wrote 'Remember'
1842, when she was 19 years old
Rhyme scheme of 'Remember'
Rhyme scheme of 'Remember'
ABBAABBA CDD ECE
Meter used in 'Remember'
Meter used in 'Remember'
Iambic pentameter
Volta in a Petrarchan sonnet
Volta in a Petrarchan sonnet
Turn/shift between lines 8 and 9
What 'silent land' represents
What 'silent land' represents
Euphemism for death or afterlife
Main themes of 'Remember'
Main themes of 'Remember'
Love, loss, memory, mortality
Speaker's shift in 'Remember'
Speaker's shift in 'Remember'
From demanding remembrance to permission to forget
First 8 lines of Petrarchan sonnet
First 8 lines of Petrarchan sonnet
Octave
Final 6 lines of Petrarchan sonnet
Final 6 lines of Petrarchan sonnet
Sestet