Revision - Literature

Sooo, final exam tomorrow :) :D XD

Could I be any happier?

Ermmm only if I understood what I need to know!

Christina Rossettti

She has written some really deep poems during her life. One of my favorite poems by her is Goblin Market which is all about two sisters who are tempted to take the Goblins fruit. This is referred to as a children poem but the content could be seen as sexual, as the goblins are tempting them to loose their virginity. Some people believe this was inspired by her volunteer work in a care home for prostitutes.

Rossetti presents other things within her poems such as relationships: friendships, lovers, family, sisterhood, ect. Which gives us a sense of Rossetti wanting more within her own life from the people around her. Maybe even wanting women to be more independent in the sense that she saw so many women acting as prostitutes - letting men walk all over them.

Rossetti also has some interesting views on religion like in Convent Threshold where Rossetti talks about going from one place to another. In this poem I believe it is relating to the threshold of life on earth and death in heaven. The line (26) 'Racked, roasted, crushed, wrenched limb from limb' this line is related to Jesus.

W.H.Auden

Auden wrote the famous poem1st September 1939 which can relate to more than one significant events in history making it a universal truth. This poem uses very strong language to describe the world around him. Auden was sat in a gay bar when he wrote this poem, which relates to himself and the feelings of the world around him.

Another one of his poem is Miss Gee which is a powerful power which Auden wrote as he lost his faith. This poem can be taken one of two ways... 1) Miss Gee is being punished for not fulfilling her life's purpose of having children and being a mother. 2) Auden trys to say that good things don't always happen to good people. (Kind of a 'you only live once kinda thing')

And that would be all the poetry stuff done :)

I do love my poetry :)

I'll have to post up my poetry website at some point just for you special peoples :)