1. The Woodspurge by Daniel Gabriel Rossetti
... feel his grief and depression throughout the poem. Rossetti starts off the poem with an antithesis, "The wind flapped loose, the wind was still." This might be used to show how even the weather seemed to be in depression and in unstable state. The wind is howling at one time and it freezes at the other, this shows how volatile and unstable the weather is and Rossetti can relate ... , he is not in the right state of mind and the wind's volatility makes him feel as though it feels the same way too. The use of the word "dead" in the second line creates a dark and daunting mood; intensify th...
- Word Count: 648
- Approx Pages: 3
- Grade Level: High School