Read this extract from the poem "Goblin Market" by Christina Rossetti:
White and golden Lizzie stood,
Like a lily in a flood,
Like a rock of blue-veined stone
Lashed by tides obstreperously, --
Like a beacon left alone
In a hoary roaring sea,
Sending up a golden fire, --
Like a fruit-crowned orange-tree
White with blossoms honey-sweet
Sore beset by wasp and bee, --
What is the likely purpose of the imagery used to describe Lizzie in these lines?
A. It is meant to imply that Lizzie was a wrathful and violent person. B. It is meant to depict her brave resistance in a hostile situati

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Read this extract from the poem "Goblin Market" by Christina Rossetti: 
White and golden Lizzie stood,
Like a lily in a flood,
Like a rock of blue-veined stone
Lashed by tides obstreperously, --
Like a beacon left alone
In a hoary roaring sea,
Sending up a golden fire, --
Like a fruit-crowned orange-tree
White with blossoms honey-sweet
Sore beset by wasp and bee, --
What is the likely purpose of the imagery used to describe Lizzie in these lines?
A. It is meant to imply that Lizzie was a wrathful and violent person. B. It is meant to depict her brave resistance in a hostile situati

anonymous · Answer

Lizzie won't give in. She stands firm against the goblins' violent assault. 
It is meant to depict her brave resistance in a hostile situati-B