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    Essay Of All Four Texts - 7 Paragraphs The Four texts that will be witnessed throughout the essay are : Cousin Kate by Christina Rossetti‚ Porphyria’s lover by Robert Browning‚ To his Coy Mistress by Andrew Marvel and Romeo Juliet by William Shakespeare. Romeo and Juliet is about two lovers - who adore each other so much‚ similarily Porphyria’s lover is about a man who loves Porphria so much‚ which leads on to him killing her. Then‚ To his Coy Mistress was when the narrator slept with the lady and

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    Christina Rossetti’s poem the " Goblin Market"‚ takes on a unique internal approach that is aimed at showcasing the exotic. The use of the exotic acts as an important medium which is used to portray the many principles that are put forth and applied‚ that create problematic action. Specifically the exotic is shown to cause temptation‚ as well as the ability to gain momentum to pursue the pleasures of the flesh. Specifically the image of the fruit is something that is idealized‚ and used to show

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    ‘Cousin Kate’ is a double ballade‚ meaning that it is heavily rhymed and consists of six stanzas of 8 lines. It was written by Christina Rossetti in the 1870s. The outline of the poem is that the narrator ‘cottage maiden’ is introduced and describes herself as ‘Hardened by sun and air’ which shows that she is fairly low-class and that she works outside. In the 1800’s‚ if you had a tan because you would be working outside‚ this would show that you were of the working class. She then falls in love

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    	Christina Rossetti’s poem "A Birthday" and Kate Chopin’s short story "The Story of an Hour" present conflicting attitudes toward love. In particular the speaker in Rossetti’s poem is anticipating and overjoyed by the arrival of her new found love‚ whereas the character in Chopin’s story‚ after the initial shock of her new found freedom ‚ was overjoyed by the loss of her love. In the poem and short story several literary elements and techniques were used to convey these different attitudes

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    Take “A Birthday” by Christina Rossetti. By close reference to the text‚ show how the persona’s mood is indicated through the opulence of the images chosen In the first stanza‚ Christina Rossetti creates a mood of happiness and love. She describes her heart as “a singing bird” and this is forms an image of simple‚ natural joy. She moves on to say that the bird is in a nest which is a safe‚ warm place. The nest is in “watered shoot” which suggest development and growth. The connection between the

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    precisely during her adolescence that she found herself obliged to undergo several difficulties‚ namely her father’s and her own illnesses. Her father becoming virtually invalid‚ the Rossetti family suffered from an economic downturn. Frances resumed her governor post‚ and both Maria and William began employment too. Christina remained at home looking after her convalescent progenitor‚ while Dante continued consecrated to his artistic creations. Such events played a decisive role since she decided afterwards

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    For my coursework I am comparing the poem ‘Cousin Kate’ by Christina Rossetti with ‘The Seduction’ by Eileen McAuley. Both these poems share similar storylines and themes. They both talk about how the females are lured into a false sense of reality and promises by men they think feel the same way. However‚ both men betray females after using them for their sexual gratification without regards for the lives they are damaging. Both poems are narratives‚ meaning they tell a story in verse. Throughout

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    19 million other people share a birthday on the same day as you. When 22 football players and a coach are playing in the field‚ even though there are 365 possible birthdays‚ the possibility‚ that two people have a birthday on the same day‚ is 50% !!! More people are born in period from September 22 to October 5 in the United States than any other days. It holds a not-so-surprising significance‚ as conception would have fallen on Christmas holiday and New Year’s Eve.  The early Christians

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    Christina Rossetti’s ‘Song’: Death and grief. Love and tragic loss are key themes of the Pre-Raphaelite Art and Literature movement‚ and ‘Song’ combines the two beautifully in a way that neither glorifies nor portrays a detrimental idea of death and the outcomes it brings. Rossetti uses a variety of natural imagery to beautify the idea of life. She tells the reader to ‘plant no roses at my head’ where the symbol of the ‘rose’ embodies the theme of love‚ which was key in such a Romantic Era

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    What a truly special evening it is that we are celebrating this evening - an evening all the more special  because we are sharing this celebration with all of you. A warm welcome to everyone and thank you so much for sharing M.Rishaleni ’s 21st birthday with us tonight. It just wouldn’t have been the same without all of you - all the people who have played such an amazing role in her life. Tonight is M.Rishaleni’s night and we hope it will be a night that she remembers fondly in the years

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