How does Rossetti use setting for effect?

Rossetti uses setting for symbolic effect of the setting not for physical. As the poem is called convent threshold this is to replicate the decision the couple has to make symbolically to cross the convent threshold to the devote themselves to God to then be together again in heaven. Convent threshold seems to replicate the life of Abalard and Heilouise as they felt they had sinned on earth as they had been secretly married and felt they needed to repent so they could go to heaven and be together in heaven which is very contradicting as they can't seem to have their love on earth but it is acceptable in heaven. The opening to paragraphs show how earth is second best compared to heaven and also the was it is structured as heaven is explained first before earth showing how heaven is more important and higher up than earth. The heavenly imagery "golden skyward stair" shows how symbolically they have a choice to make to leave second class earth and mount they stair on the journey to this golden and heaven like place where they can then be together and "love with old familiar love"

Christina Rosetti

In the poem Goblin Market I get the sense that Laura is the older sister to Lizzie. I get this by the fact that Laura trys to disuade Lizzie from going to the goblin men and warns he that they have already been told before not to approach the goblin men. Even after Laura telling Lizzie that she must not answer the goblin mens call Lizzie disobeys and goes to them. Then Laura almosts feels like its her duty to her sister to try and save her from this curse which is something an older sister would do. The 'sisterly love' through the peom is strong and in parts we see it under straign. The poem almost has a moral ending that "there is no friend like a sister" and almost that family and sisterly bonds essecially are so strong they cant be broken.