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Question 1

Who:​

What:​

When:​

Where:​

Why:

Answer 1

Who:​ Christina Rossetti

What:​ To be remembered by a close lover before dying

When:​ Written in 1862

Where:​ Written in London

Why: To express the acceptance of death

Question 2

Major Themes + Top *3 Quotations​

1. ___________ - _______/________/_____​
2. ___________ - _______/________/_____​
3. ___________ - _______/_________/____

Answer 2

Major Themes + Top *3 Quotations​

1. Love and Memory - “Remember me when I am gone away”/ “Better by far you should forget and smile”​ / “Only remember me; you understand”
2. After Life - “Remember me when no more day by day”​ / “Gone far away into the silent land”/ “When you can no more hold me by the hand”
3. Acceptance - “If you should forget me for a while and afterwards remember, do not grieve”/ “Better by far you should forget and smile” / “For if the darkness and corruption leave”

Question 3

Form + Structure​

1. F:___________ - S:________________​
2. ​

3.​

Answer 3

Form + Structure​

1. S: Consistent 14-line Petrarchan sonnet structure
2. ​ Line 9 volta shift

3.​ Iambic Pentameter

Question 4

Top 3 Contextual Factors:​

1.​

2.​

3.​

Answer 4

Top 3 Contextual Factors:​

1.​ Love seen as spiritual, not just physical attraction.

2.​ Shakespeare’s sonnets explore psychology and what “true love” actually is.

3.​ Sonnets were private poetry, more honest, risky ideas about love