Sick Rose O R ose thou art sick The invisible worm That flies in the night In the howling storm Has found out thy bed Of crimson joy And his dark secret love ID: 776350
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Slide1
Symbolism & Imagery
Slide2“The Sick Rose”
O Rose thou art sick. The invisible worm, That flies in the night In the howling storm:Has found out thy bed Of crimson joy: And his dark secret love Does thy life destroy.
Apostrophe
– Addressing someone/something that is not there
Proper Noun
– a capitalised noun that has further meanings
Metaphor
?
What kind of bed?
Personification
Synesthesia
–
f
igurative
language in which different sensory experiences are
mixed
(colour + feeling)
Slide3Story Boarding
Story board
the
poem,
creating a pictorial image for each of the lines.
Think how could the
language
be
interpreted and what each line symbolises.
The story board could
be literal interpretations or figurative and
abstract.
Slide4‘O Rose thou art Sick’‘The invisible worm’‘That flies in the night’‘In the howling storm:’Has found out thy bed’‘Of crimson joy’‘And his dark secret love’‘Does thy life destroy’
Has the meaning of the poem changed?
What story is it telling?
Slide5Symbol
Literal
Figurative
Rose
Sickness
Invisibility
Worm
Flies in the night
Howling storm
Bed
Crimson joy
Dark secret love
Life
Destroy
Slide6Interpretations
The lament of a saddened gardener upon the diseased and ruined roses in the
garden –
“O
Rose thou art sick
”
Politically, to a corrupt England and her
vices
–
“Has
found out thy bed Of crimson joy:”
How innocent love can be corrupted by a world of lust, resulting in immorality, sexual illness or unwanted
pregnancy –
“his
dark secret love, Does thy life destroy
”
A warning against infidelity and of the persuasive charms of
men –
“The
invisible worm, That flies in the night
”
Unrequited love which has destroyed the lover through
longing –
“And
his dark secret love, Does thy life destroy
.”
Slide7Essay Question
How does William Blake use symbolism and imagery in the poem, “The Sick Rose?”
Remember to include:
A conceptualised response & interpretations
Explanation of subject, tone, and themes
**
Language analysis
**
Techniques used, and their purpose/effect
Word connotations
Evidence, explanation, and analysis must all relate to the conceptualised response