Reasoning
I choose the curvy fonts for the titles because it's very romantic and very feminine. Elizabeth did live during the Victorian Era which was a very romantic era in poetry and many of her poems are based on love that she experienced. I choose the plain, legible font for the texts because it was a nice font that expressed the simplicity of her poems. The black background represents the grief that is expressed in many of her poems due to the injuries and deaths she faced during her lifetime. The pink accent was used to represent love, a recurring theme in many of her poems. The pink also represents her eye for beauty in life. There were quiet a few poems written by her that showcased her interest in natural beauty.
The first picture that goes with the poem "How do I love thee? Let me count the ways" is a picture of her husband, Robert Browning. I choose it because this is who the poem is written to. She is attempting to show Robert how much love she has for him. The picture that goes along with "Grief" was chosen because the hunched over man looks as if he is grieving. Also, the grey and the dripping blue represent sadness that comes along with grief. The last picture that accompanies "Aurora Leigh" was chosen because the narrative poem describes how Aurora Leigh can be just as good as men despite being a women. The picture is World War II propaganda when women were fighting to get equal rights just as Elizabeth was part of the women's right movement that occurred during the Victorian Era. The songs chosen were: "A New Day Has Come" by Celine Dion, "Symphony no. 5" by Beethoven, and "What a Wonderful World" by Louis Armstrong. I choose "A New Day Has Come" because her love poems were written during a transition time for her and it is expressed frequently in her poetry. Celine Dion was speaking of being "touched by an angel with love" and in many of Elizabeth's love poems, she expresses her love to Robert and it reminds me of how she went from being depressed and sad to being in love, as if Robert were her angel. Beethoven's "Symphony no. 5" was very expressive and reminds me greatly of Elizabeth's style of writing- expressive, detailed and interesting similar to that of Beethoven's musical style. The increase in loudness and the amount of instruments playing is similar to the type of strong words that Elizabeth uses in many of her poems. The last song chosen, "What a Wonderful World" because Elizabeth wrote poems about her love of nature. This song speaks about how wonderful the world is and its beauty.
The first picture that goes with the poem "How do I love thee? Let me count the ways" is a picture of her husband, Robert Browning. I choose it because this is who the poem is written to. She is attempting to show Robert how much love she has for him. The picture that goes along with "Grief" was chosen because the hunched over man looks as if he is grieving. Also, the grey and the dripping blue represent sadness that comes along with grief. The last picture that accompanies "Aurora Leigh" was chosen because the narrative poem describes how Aurora Leigh can be just as good as men despite being a women. The picture is World War II propaganda when women were fighting to get equal rights just as Elizabeth was part of the women's right movement that occurred during the Victorian Era. The songs chosen were: "A New Day Has Come" by Celine Dion, "Symphony no. 5" by Beethoven, and "What a Wonderful World" by Louis Armstrong. I choose "A New Day Has Come" because her love poems were written during a transition time for her and it is expressed frequently in her poetry. Celine Dion was speaking of being "touched by an angel with love" and in many of Elizabeth's love poems, she expresses her love to Robert and it reminds me of how she went from being depressed and sad to being in love, as if Robert were her angel. Beethoven's "Symphony no. 5" was very expressive and reminds me greatly of Elizabeth's style of writing- expressive, detailed and interesting similar to that of Beethoven's musical style. The increase in loudness and the amount of instruments playing is similar to the type of strong words that Elizabeth uses in many of her poems. The last song chosen, "What a Wonderful World" because Elizabeth wrote poems about her love of nature. This song speaks about how wonderful the world is and its beauty.