Imagery And Symbolism In Sick Rose. This paper will be an analysis of the william blake poem the sick rose and will analyse how the symbolism and imagery presented in the poem contribute to the theme of the poem. By entering your email address you agree to receive emails from shmoop and verify that you are over the age of 13.
An analysis of the most important parts of the poem the sick rose by william blake written in an easy to understand format. The poem follows the story of the rose which is sick as a result of an invisible worm line 2 that has found out its bed and destroys it with a dark secret love line 7. The imagery contains rich symbolism but it would probably be unwise to reduce such imagery to a simple rose love equation.
The poem follows the story of the rose which is sick as a result of an invisible worm line 2 that has found out its bed and destroys it with a dark secret love line 7.
In this assignment you will analyze specific things that characters think feel say and experience to conclude larger more general truths about the author s presentation of or convictions about the world. And his dark secret love does thy life destroy. This is what makes a poem like the sick rose and a number of other blake poems so rewarding but also so mysterious. The imagery contains rich symbolism but it would probably be unwise to reduce such imagery to a simple rose love equation.