In ‘On a handful of French Money,’ Rossetti’s coins embody France’s diverse history, reflecting change, monarchy’s badge, and a soaring spirit with marred images.
This poem is a good representation of Dante Gabriel Rossetti's poems. It showcases his use of rich symbolism, contemplation of history, exploration of identity, and skilled employment of figurative language, all of which are characteristic of his poetic style.
These coins that jostle on my hand do own
No single image; each name here & date
Denoting in man's consciousness & state
New change. In some, the face is clearly known,
‘Autumn Song’ by Dante Gabriel Rossetti describes the pains experienced by nature at the end of autumn and how these pains are translated to humankind.
‘Sonnet LXXVII’ by Dante Gabriel Rossetti concerns aestheticism, or the manifestations of Beauty, as a form of religious obsession.
‘Sudden Light’ by Dante Gabriel Rossetti describes a speaker’s moments of recollection when faced with an emotional scene involving someone he loves.
‘The Blessed Damozel’ by Dante Gabriel Rossetti is a ballad that is dedicated to the love between a woman trapped in heaven and a man stuck on Earth.
The blessed Damozel lean'd out
From the gold bar of Heaven:
Her blue grave eyes were deeper much
Than a deep water, even.
‘The House of Life: 19. Silent Noon’ describes an “inarticulate” moment of peace that two lovers spend within the grass of a pasture.
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