There are many differences between the two sonnets; the first difference :: English Literature

There are many differences between the 2 sonnets the first difference is when they were compose Christina Rossetti wrote Remember.For my essay I shall be comparability 2 sonnets, one write before 1914and the other which was written after(prenominal) 1914. A sonnet is a poem but issorted into deuce sections, the musical musical octave and the sestet. The octavecontains eight lines and the sestet contains six lines, so all toldthere are fourteen lines in a sonnet. In the octave and the sestetthere is always a alter of meaning.The first sonnet I am going to look at is Remember which is writtenby Christina Rossetti before 1914. This sonnet talks round death andlove. In the octave Christina Rossetti is apothegm suppose me but inthe sestet she is saying forget about me, this is what is meant bychange of meaning in the octave and sestet. The second sonnet I shallbe looking is called Sonnet which is written after 1914. This sonnetis written by Edna St. Vincent Millay. Sonnet is abou t last(prenominal) love andnot having anyone too love. In the octave she talks about the past butin the sestet she talks about the present. This is another(prenominal)demonstration of how the meaning has changed in the octave and sestet.The language used in Remember is very forceful as she repeatedlyinsists her partner remember her. She also covers the word death byusing different phrases and metaphors manage I am gone away andsilent land this shows that she is shake up of dying but has learnt toexcept it. When you can no more survive me by the hand. This quoteshows that the person Christina Rossetti is writing to is very close,considering that she is a Victorian lady she can not talk moreintimately. Christina Rossetti uses phrases to gaming it no sound as badNor I half turn to go, yet turning stay. This is letting her partnerknow that once she has gone she cant return. Another way ChristinaRossetti covers up the word death is by saying Remember me when nomore. This quote is also be forceful as she is again insisting forher partner to remember her. In the sestet there is a change ofmeaning. Yet, This shows that the writer Christina Rossetti has take in what the consequence could be if her partner decides tocomply with her wishes in the octave, so she decides to change hermind and tell her partner that Id rather you forget me and be contentthan remember me and be sad, Better by far you should forget and