Twice (Rossetti)

Final 3 Stanzas:

• The narrator has 'her' heart broken by a character in the poem.
• She then devotes her love to God instead.
• There is a repition of "O my God", which replaces "Oh my Love"

The idea of rejection:

• Reactions:
• Isolation,
• Lashing out,
• Lose confidence,
• Move on,
• Turn to someone else for support,
• Unmovitated,
• Disheartened,
• Self-judgement,
• Trying to improve/better yourself.

Narrator/persona has experienced romantic rejection.

Twice has parralleism. The first line of the stanzas mirrors eachother. Eg. "I TOOK my heart in my hand", "You took my heart in my hand" and "I take my heart in my hand".

COMPARISONS OF "TWICE":

•  Shut Out - The idea of the narrator being rejected.
• Maude Clare - A form of romantic rejection but contrasts with the reaction to the romantic rejection.
• No, Thank you, John. - Idea of male dominance and being in control of the relationship. Romantic rejection, but contrasts with the attitudes of the narrator.
• Song (When I am dead my dearest) - Religious imagery/ideology, same tone of confiedence and inner strength.
• Echo - Repitition and impossiblity of moving on. Contrasts because in Twice she turns to God.

Linking form to effect

Form: How the writer writes.
Effect: How the reader responds/why the writer did that.

• Highlights...
• Foregrounds..
• Draws attention to...
• Suggests...
• Emphasises...
• Implies...

When Rossetti says "sing no sad songs for me" she is highlighting her views of the values of mourning in the Victorian Era. Rossetti uses an imperative to emphasise the calm yet commanding tone of her poem and to highlight her acceptance of death.

Rossetti's first person narrative uses the adjective "shady" to draw attention to how the narrator doesn't want to be protected after death.

The poet uses the term of address, "my dearest" which highlights the poet's love for the recipient and that he/she is her main concern after death.

The first two feet of the poem are iams, and the third is an amphibrach. This perhaps draws attention to "I", "dead" and "dearest", which are significant words in the poem regarding the topic and purpose.

Remember: -Repitition of the poem= persuasive tone
                    -Rhyming scheme=persuasive tone (quietly confident)

Song & Remember comparison:

-Both poems begin with a request for someone who is left behind, she asks the person not to forget her when she dies.
-To prove her love for the one left behind, the speaker wants the other one to go on with their life. All she asks is that the listener remembers her, the person, and not any negative connotations.

Poem Analysis: "Song (When I am dead, my dearest)"