The Sick Rose Summary WB Board Class 11 English
The Sick Rose
William Blake
| Author name – | William Blake
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| Born – | 1757 |
| Death – | 1827 |
About author:- William Blake was a noted poet, painted and engraver. He is a famous figure of the English Romantic Movement. Blake’s poetry is marked by intense spiritual visions. Some of his famous works are Song of Innocence, Song of Experience, Marriage of heaven and Hell.
Blake wrote two sets of poems Song of Innocence and Song of Experience. The Sick Rose Occurs as part of the Song of Experience. The poet mentions through the symbols of the rose and the worm, hoe intense experience preys upon unpolluted innocence.
Summary
In this poem, Blake talks about a beautiful rose spoiled by an invisible worm. The poet uses the rose and the worm as symbols of purity and corruption respectively. Thus, the poet brings about two opposing actions within the compass of a single poem. The worm steals upon the rose and destroys its innocence. The poet regards the love of the worm as dark and secret. This is because is the poet considers the worm as an agent of passion which by its experience mutilates the pure