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Summary Remember - Christina Rossetti
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- English Home Language
- Institution
- 12th Grade
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Instruction to rememberher when she is gone
There will be distance 1 Remember me when I am gone away, Silent land is a euphemism
between them (like the for the after life, silenent
living and dead) land could also hint at the
Gone away is a euphemism 2 Gone far away into the silent land; absence of communication
for dying Gone far away is a
euphemism for dying
Insight into the
relationship, hold me by 3 When you can no more hold me by the hand,
the hand: the lover was Half turn implies she was
supportive he cannot be hesitant to leave
supportive anymore Implies strong emotional
This line confirms the 4 Nor I half turn to go yet turning stay. bond makes parting
difficult
speaker will die soon
Desire to stay despite
Remember the speaker when inevitability of departure
daily life continues without
them
5 Remember me when no more day by day Speaker acknowledges the
Acknowledge the absence of inevitable separation from
shared future plans the loved one
Emphasize importance of
Cherish the memory in
everyday routines 6 You tell me of our future that you plann'd: remembering shared plans
for future
Highlights the futility of advice Underscores significance
/prayer after the speaker's of their request for
passing 7 Only remember me; you understand remembrance
Listener should only maintain a Emphasizes inevitability
simple memory of the speaker of death's finality
Suggests any advice or
Forgetting the speaker 8 It will be late to counsel then or pray. prayers will be of no use
temporarily is a possibility once the person is gone
There's reassurance that Urges importance of
remembering after remembering the
forgetting should not 9 Yet if you should forget me for a while speaker before it's too
cause sadness late
Forgetting for a while
10 And afterwards remember, do not grieve: is natural
Remembrance
Loss is portrayed as
something that may afterward should not
cause darkness and cause grief
corruption 11 For if the darkness and corruption leave Emotional resilience is
encouraged by these
These negative
emotions can lessen thoughts
over time
It's suggested that 12 A vestige of the thoughts that once I had, Traces of speaker's past
thoughts and memories
keeping a memory may Implies a lingering
be painful presence or influence
The speaker prefers
their loved one to
13 Better by far you should forget and smile despite physical absence
forget and be happy
rather than remember
and be sad
They prioritize the loved
14 Than that you should remember and be sad.
one's happiness over
being remembered
This reflects a selfless
love
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