Explain :: English Literature

ExplainExplain what is happening in each of the following poesys and compareand contrast the different ways in which they deal with the theme ofsorrow.The first poem Remember by Christina Rossetti is a late romantic,early Victorian sonnet, which is about someone who has passed away.The chimney sweeper by William Blake, is written in 1740s and isabout a young child chimney sweep and his plight.Remember is written in the narrative voice so that it seems as ifthe person who passed away is speaking. The poem talks about how thedeceased person has gone to a calmer, more(prenominal) peaceful place and how youwill no longer be able to touch or feel them again. Gone far awayhand. The first part of the poem is dark and mournful plainly because itis a sonnet it allows for a more optimistic and comforting turn afterline eight. It tells people that there is a time for grief and a timeto move on but that they should not feel any guilt. Christina Rossettihas written the poem so that it flows an d sounds rather like a song.The mood of the poem is sombre and she repeats the word rememberthroughout the sonnet. This reminds the reader what the focus of thepoem is and gives it structure throughout it. It also emphasises themeaning of the poem. The poem deals with the theme of sorrow in theform of death. However it is not a dark poem and makes death not seemthat bad. She uses the sonnet form so that in line 9 there is a shift.This creates a break in the poem. Up to line 9 the poem is about griefand sadness but then it shifts and becomes more philosophical.Christina Rossetti uses euphemistic language such(prenominal) as darkness andcorruption to represent death. This creates depth and makes youthink about the poem. She also uses metaphors in her euphemisticlanguage such as silent-land, which represents Heaven. This poemwould be used at funerals because it is written in a way that suggeststhe deceased person is talking.The chimney sweeper is about a young boy who is sold as a chim neysweep. The poem tells of his sad story. William Blake uses narrativevoice of a child so that it engages the reader. The rhyming in thepoem makes it sound like a child is talking. Blake is trying to showthe children as victims by showing how vulnerable and pathetic theircries are. Cry weep, weep, weep He uses couplets and verses to