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Sahira Younas In the two sonnets, â€Å"Remember† by Christina Rossetti and â€Å"The Cross of Snow† by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, the authors address death and remembrance indicating similarities when exploring grieving process but also demonstrate its differences through literary techniques. They both utilized symbolism, imagery, and metaphorical language but showed differences in tone. Christina Rossetti and Henry Longfellow utilized symbolism to signify ideas and qualities by giving them symbolic meanings that guides the reader to understand the poem as a whole. In â€Å"Remember†, the poet incorporated the volta-the shift. Before line 9, the speaker insisted the beloved remember ought to remember her. Afterward, she changes her mind and says†¦show more content†¦An angel is pure, bright, and serene. The halo â€Å"pale light† (line 4) accurately tells the reader that it is not an obnoxious light rather, it is a tolerable light. The poet want s to show that the wife of the speaker symbolizes divine purity. Another thing the two sonnets share is metaphorical language; it used to imply a comparison between two things that are unrelated but share some common ground. Christina Rossetti establishes an idea of metaphorically remaining â€Å"alive† through remembrance. The juxtaposition in line 1, â€Å"Remember me† and â€Å"gone away† implies that the poet suggests that the memory is the last thing a person has that still ties them to life. Henry Longfellow utilizes metaphorical language when he compares a tangible object to emotions. He includes, â€Å"There is a mountain†¦/that†¦/displays a cross of snow upon its side. / Such is the cross I wear upon my breast† (lines 9-12). The image of a mountain that bears a cross shape filled with snow manifests an image of the angelic figure going towards heaven. 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