The Birthday by Bhristina Rossetti
Title: The Birthday by Bhristina Rossetti
Category: /Literature/English
Details: Words: 849 | Pages: 3 (approximately 235 words/page)
The Birthday by Bhristina Rossetti
Category: /Literature/English
Details: Words: 849 | Pages: 3 (approximately 235 words/page)
A birthday
This poem is a more traditional choice by Christina Rossetti. "A Birthday" suggests the incredible joy of finding the one that you love.
It could even be appropriate for those who are marrying on their birthday, something which has always been popular.
In the poem she uses two images to suggest her joy. In the first verse she compares her heart to a number of bright and colourful things that are full of
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Romantic poets were interested in trying to explain and capture moments of extreme emotion. Rossetti may be trying to put into words the emotions that she feels at this glorious time, a time when she is completely in love. Capturing such a moments would have been important because the Romantics were also very aware that such moments were very elusive a fleeting - from this exalted position there is only pain and suffering to come!