Analyzing and Interpreting Literature / Unit 7 AIL 0625 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Blake's Sick Rose
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The idea
Blake writes that the rose is sick, that an invisible worm flying in the night has found out its bed of crimson joy, and that his dark secret love destroys its life. Every noun is literal, and every noun carries more than itself.
In practice
A rose, a worm, and a secret love.
Where people slip
Every noun works on two levels.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
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