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... In Christina Rossetti’s “Roses on a Brier,” she uses imagery and metaphors to explain her feelings of loss and death. ... “Roses on a brier, Pearls from out the bitter sea.” The word “roses” gives the image of beautiful red flowers blossoming from the ground. But then she adds that the roses are on a prickly bush, which somewhat ruins the image. ... In the third line of the poem the roses and pearls are given a new meaning. ... The roses she is speaking of are growing outside the garden, and thus, are unprotected; much like a child who is growing up in a dangerous world where protection is limited. ... Though both the roses and pearls are rare and beautiful, a hostile environment surrounds them at the same time. ...
“Neither bud nor brier, neither pearl nor brine for me.” In these two lines, the speaker is showing that she does not need the roses and pearls in her life.
Approximate Word count = 694
Approximate Pages = 2.8
(250 words per page double spaced)
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