The goal of this project was to write a song with a theme centered around the Goblin Market by Christina Rosetti, a children's poem written in April 1859 and published during the year of 1862. It was her first published poem, and showed "a taste for the fantastic, a brooding melancholy, and a lyric gift that would characterize much of her work" (1).
This poem is specifically effect read aloud and has an "exciting, fast-paced style" with incredibly descriptive language. It's about Lizzie and Laura. Laura being the one to fall into temptation and Lizzie the sister who fights to bring her back from ruin. The Goblin Market can be easily interupted into symbolism, a religious allegory, and/or a sexual innuendo, or be taken at face value as just another children's rhyme.
Either way, this poem is a beautiful masterpiece.
Citations:
(1) Flynn, Philip. "Rossetti, Christina G." Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia. 2010. Grolier Online. 4 May 2010
Collins, K. K. "Rossetti, Christina Georgina." World Book Advanced. World Book, 2010. Web. 4 May 2010.
"Goblin Market." World Book Advanced. World Book, 2010. Web. 4 May 2010.
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