Christian Imagery
While it may be a love poem at its heart, "The Blessed Damozel" still has plenty of love for Christianity. That makes sense, really, when you consider that the title character in the poem is kickin...
Flowers
Flowers and love poems pretty much go hand-in-hand. "The Blessed Damozel" luckily has a bit more to offer than the "roses are red" routine, though. Here, flowers are important symbols of the condit...
Distance
We've been taught that heaven is above us—but just how far up there is it exactly? This poem has some ideas, in fact. It aims to situate heaven as a physical setting (check out "Setting" for more...