I made this PowerPoint in preparation for my A-Level English exam, in which I achieved an A*. This document contains detailed annotations of every line of the poem broken up by stanza. The annotations include insight into context, literary techniques and links to other Rossetti poems.
, CONTEXT
• Victorians had strict rules and interpretations of grief. There were
specific social convictions for what colors and fabrics to wear and
foo how long, to honur the dead, depending on your relationship
with them. Because death was such a common part of life, with
high infant mortality and frequent deaths from unknown illnesses,
Victorians became quite superstitious about death and grieving.
• Religious beliefs in the afterlife (Rossetti believed in
predestination)
• Rossetti’s romantic experiences
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