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    This passage shows Rossetti’s ability to use an amalgamation of poetical devices to steadily increase tension in the reader. Significantly‚ this allows one to reflect on the association between words and their meaning. As pre-Raphaelite visual artists asked themselves what is actually seen—instead of what is imagined—Rossetti asks what is actually written. As a poet‚ she accomplishes this through her EXCESS detail created with the use of repetition‚ alliteration‚ consonance‚ the rhyme scheme‚ and

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    Analysis of the poem “Remember” by Christina Rossetti This poem is composed by fourteen lines that are divided in two quatrains with four lines‚ and one sestet follow the structure of the Italian sonnets. The structure of the poem is iambic pentameter because it has five feets‚ the rhyme is abba‚ abba‚ cdde‚ ce. In the first stanza‚ Rossetti conveys an infinite need to stay alive in the memory of her love even when natural events in the lives of people‚ such as death and separation may come

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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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    In “After Death‚” Christina Rossetti portrays that life has no value until it is taken away: The curtains were half drawn‚ the floor was swept And strewn with rushes‚ rosemary and may Lay thick upon the bed on which I lay‚ Where thro’ the lattice ivy-shadows crept. He leaned above me‚ thinking that I slept And could not hear him; but I heard him say: “Poor child‚ poor child”: and as he turned away Came a deep silence‚ and I knew he wept. He did not touch the shroud‚ or raise the fold That hid my

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    ‘A birthday’ by Christina Rossetti was written to express her emotions of happiness and new life after finding her true love. The title ‘A birthday’ is ambiguous‚ she does this deliberately to mislead the reader and introduce a new idea to the mean of having a birthday. At first sighting of the title must readers would assume that the poem is based on some one celebrating their birthday; however the actual meaning behind it is she feels reborn and happy after finding the love of her life. By hiding

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    passion that positively channels your energy‚ drive and ambition… There is no substitute for fueling the human spirit and no greater reward than celebrating the triumphs of the team.” – Christina Gold June 11‚ 2009‚ during her commencement address to the Carleton Class of 2009.(I) Female Executives Family Christina Gold was born September 12‚ 1947 in the Netherlands. Her family moved to Montreal‚ Canada when she was five years old. She is the middle child of three. She has a sister named Patty

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    Christina Rossetti Key Concerns Temptation to indulge in the corporeal Social consequence of this indulgence Deceptiveness of men Female solidarity is it possible: Rossetti’s poetry‚ there is a constant tension between female solidarity‚ and societal and masculine pressures which often destroy that solidarity. This constant tension perhaps suggests Rossetti’s hope for the salvation found in female solidarity‚ alongside her awareness that women in the Victorian era faced certain pressures that perhaps

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    Comparing Cousin Kate and The Seduction Cousin Kate is a pre twentieth century poem‚ written in ballet style (set in verse0 in a very rural countryside. It was written by Christina Rosseti‚ her voice is that of a young woman working as a cottage maiden that falls in love with a lord and gets pregnant‚ and is then discarded for her cousin Kate who marries the lord. The second poem "the seduction" is a more modern poem with an urban setting‚ and is written in narrative form. The rhyme and

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    Sommers says that the language students use to describe revision is about vocabulary‚ suggesting that they “understand the revision process as a rewording activity”. How is that different from the way she argues that revision should be understood? Nancy Sommers studies the problem of revision between students writers and more experienced writers. Those writers who are students focus more on the revision as fixing small errors and textual repetition‚ when more experienced writers focus on revision

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    contact with people in need (Sęk 7). Since this term was introduced‚ burnout research has been continued by many investigators all over the world to examine this phenomenon‚ and diverse definitions flourished as a result. One of these individuals was Christina Maslach who gathered empirical data on this syndrome and found the tool for measuring it‚ which is known as the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI). She describes burnout as a ’’syndrome of physical and mental exhaustion‚ which includes the development

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