Goblin Market Imagery Essay

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A pervasive characteristic of the Pre-Raphaelite Era is emphasis on vivid imagery. The art of the Pre-Raphaelite Era contains detailed depictions of even the most mundane objects. This idea additionally appears widely in the era’s literature. Poems such as “Goblin Market” and “The Blessed Damozel” illustrate this well. The poems’ use of descriptive words serve to create a detailed image in the reader’s mind. Christina Rossetti’s poem “Goblin Market” most explicitly showcases its use of imagery in its description of the market fruits. “Apples and quinces, Lemons and oranges, Plump unpeck’d cherries, Melons and raspberries, Bloom-down-cheek’d peaches, Swart-headed mulberries, Wild free-born cranberries, Crab-apples, dewberries, Pine-apples,

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