Tuesday, 13 March 2018

Give the substance of the poem "The Sick Rose".

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     Give the substance of the poem "The Sick Rose".

         In the poem "The Sick Rose" the poet says that the rose is sick. An invisible worm has crept into its bed in a howling storm and under the cover of night. The dark secret love of this worm has destroyed the life of the rose. As a result, the rose looks pale.

        In the poem "The Sick Rose" William Blake gives a complex vision of love symbolized by rose. The theme of the poem is not merely about a rose losing its colour gradually after being attacked by a worm. While the rose symbolizes innocence, the worm symbolizes the Devil. The rose becomes destroyed by the worm's dark secret love. The theme of the poem therefore suggests the destruction of love by selfishness, killing of innocence by experience and the end of real love by social love. The secrecy of love is a disease that destroys life.

        Rose is a conventional symbol of love and beauty. Poets through the ages have imagined the similarity between a beautiful girl and a sweet rose. Traditionally, qualities and virtues like innocence, purity and modesty are attached with the rose. In fact rose exists as one of the most beautiful natural creations.

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7 comments:

Anonymous said...

Nice.

Anonymous said...

Nice.

Pritam Sarkar said...

Awesome..

Anonymous said...

I like the subtance. It describes the poem in simple and easy words that is why it is getting easyer to understand.

Anonymous said...

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Unknown said...

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Anonymous said...

Super language of this poem