winter secret christine rosetti
It was not until I read Goblin Market that I really understood the context of Winter: My Secret. ... At first, I could not understand how she is talking about the secret that she can not reveal. In doing so, she is in a form revealing her secret. For every month there was a reason for her not revealing her secret. ... The winter months are too cold. The winter months are symbolic of how cold and un-accepting people could be when they find out her secret.