• Response for "The Sick Rose". Interpretations, Analysis of Poetic Elements

     

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Published: 03.11.2003.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
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  • Essays 'Response for "The Sick Rose". Interpretations, Analysis of Poetic Elements', 1.
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The Sick Rose is a very well known complex poem, and what is interesting about it, is that it can be interpreted in different levels or aspects;
On a superficial level, we can see that there's a rose which is being destroyed by a worm. But if we deeply analyse the poem, we'll understand what its "real" meaning is. We should first focus on the title; the word sick is more suitable for humans and diseased is usually used for a rose. The first line also mentions it and as a result we have an example of personification (furthermore it is written with capital letter). …

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