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In the previous two lessons we began studying the Covent Threshold. This poem by Christina Rossetti is based on the idea of someone who is trying to repent and go to heaven but is trying to convince their lover to join her. However they are unsure of the decision as they believe Earth is like a heaven to them. There is a theme of desperation from the narrator as they are persisting in trying to make someone who is unlikely to join them, which makes the reader feel sympathy for the speaker. Aswell as this there is a sin that has been comitted by the pair, which is suggested to be something like murder, which the speaker is constantly trying to repent for.