Christina Rossetti/ When I am Dead my Dearest

August 30, 2026

Remember by Rossetti is a classic Victorian poem written in 1849 and published in 1862 in her first volume, ‘Goblin Market and Other Poems’. It is a Petrarchan sonnet with abba abba cdc cdc rhyming...

Romantic & Victorian Poetry / Synopsis

When I am Dead my Dearest by Christina Georgina Rossetti | Summary and Analysis

By Roma Shrestha -

August 30, 2026

The first stanza of the poem describes the world of the living people. The poet addresses her dearest one and asks him not to sing sad songs for her when she is dead. She does...

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