... could assume that Rosetti does indeed celebrate the lighter and more pleasurable aspects of life, however, as with so many of her poems, the tone proceeds to distinctly change. The threatening image in line 5 of the "broadening darkness" is almost one of omnipotence, as it is described as "loftier still". Rosetti's use of this comparison is very effective- the overshadowing evil which the speaker senses is ... which the speaker feels is one which is permanent. All of the images used are to reflect a different aspect of the intense happiness which the speaker is feeling. "My heart is lik...

• Word Count: 2526
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... has started, I've been the same. Dark, depressed, and mysterious. No one could understand my pain. I couldn't see the light. I've found darkness. I have no friends or family, no love nor happiness. All I could see was pain, the pain of my past. My mother, my father the love that disappeared. What happened to me? I didn't have these things in life anymore. My ... into pieces as I look at myself. I have nothing. I was completely empty. It was almost time for me Now, I look in my heart for something I wanted, but I tried. Nothing was there. I see water the darkness emptiness My life is a c...

• Word Count: 2588
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School