- Lots of natural imagery can be linked to religion + God's fulfillment - 'apple-tree' could be a symbol for the tree of life and 'rainbow' has connotations of Noah and the flood. God has fulfilled the narrator too by bringing her love to her.
- 1st stanza is centered on repetition of similes.
- Declarative tone in 1st stanza, a lot of repetition and parallelism. It also centers on nature's beauty whereas the 2nd stanza centers on luxuries. Again typical Rossetti imagery.
- 2nd stanza's first, third and fifth lines are imperatives - shows a strong and commanding voice, she's commanding the world.
- 'hundred eyes' hyperbole.
- Archaic diction - 'vair'
- Celebratory and joyous mood, lots of similes - the heart is symbolic for the self.
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