What is the position of the poet What attitude does he show in his treatment of his subject matter Christina Rossetti s position in the poem Echo is the position of a grieving lover She speaks as someone who has lost the person she loves most She cannot bring that person back in real life So she turns to dreams She asks the lost one to return in the silence of the night This shows her deep sadness It shows her helplessness She knows the past is gone But she still longs for it Her attitude toward the subject is gentle soft and full of sorrow She treats love with great respect She treats memory with pain and sweetness at the same time She calls the dream too sweet too bitter sweet This shows her mixed feelings She loves the dream because it gives her hope But it also hurts