A Rose Family Analysis
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body paragraph 4
body paragraph 2
conclusion
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theme // message // agree/dissagree
tone // does It suit the topic //. evidence
do I like this poem // reasoning // does It work for me
Robert Frost
pure beauty Is so easily distinguishable from beauty that "technically" also factual. Since the apple tree, pear tree, and plum tree, scientifically are a part of the rose family, they are beautiful In their own way but a rose will always be the truest rose
beauty Is beauty, recently it's been discovered that other things are "technically" beautiful, and although they are In their own way, the original beauty will always be the purest form of beauty, and that beauty Is you.
readability
The vocabulary used in this poem is grade-school-appropriate and is fairly uncomplicated and straightforward since the poet used the basic words learnt in kindergarten like "rose","plum","pear","knows", and such, but maybe a few words might be too difficult for readers of that age-group like "theory" and "suppose".
understanding//comprehension
Although the words are extremely straightforward, comprehension of the meaning behind the poem will require rereading the poem a few times, and "reading between the lines". But I'll get into the meaning of this poem along with the theme later withing this analysis.
repetition
rhyme
allteration
what will
rose
the
always
assonance
All stanzas rhyme by either use of repetition or rhyming words (consonance)
rose - suppose - knows - so's - repetition of rose
the message is: "No matter what else is considered a beautiful, you are the only beauty in my eyes"
The poem begun with stating the fact that "The rose is a rose" and that it always was one to begin with, Basically saying beauty is beauty and will always be the only beauty. Then acknowledging that although these other fruits are scientifically beautiful, they look, smell, feel, and are just generally different.
Then the poet says "what will next prove a rose" almost exclaiming that if even these fruits that are nothing alike are technically roses then what else will be considered a rose/beauty. The poet refers to the everchanging beauty standards in society, showing that there are many different things that are beautiful, but from a person to the other each will find their favorite beauty that they believe is true.
In the end, the poet says "You, of course, are a rose" repeating the first stanza but replacing the rose with "you" saying that "you" is a rose of the truest roses, the original rose, that one he saw before all the other ones; "but you were always a rose" he repeats the second stanza and again replaces rose with you. Essentially saying you are a rose but different from the "technically" a rose, but you are ACTUALLY a rose, and you were from the beginning before it has been discovered that scientifically these fruits and other things are also roses.
the themes of this poem is pure beauty, uniqueness, originality, and disregard/differentiation of literal truths to logical ones.
roses generally symbolizes beauty and love
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figuritive language
personification
passinate
sorry miss i know it's long i accidentally went overboard (again lol) i'll try to make it shorter in the first draft hehe
metaphor
confused
""I suppose. The dear only knows what will next prove a rose""
confident as a matter of factly - passionate
"the rose is a rose, and was always a rose"
claiming
"the apple's a rose, and the pear is and so's the plum"
"you of course are a rose but were always a rose"
I personally like this poem, and it does work for me, its disobedience of society's norms is inspiring. A rose is a symbol of love and beauty. The way the poet is showing that the truest beauty and the purest love in his eyes is the one he talks about when saying "you". Sure he'll find beauty in other things and will inevitably love other things but "you" is just always going to be at the top of that list. I like the reassurance it provides, how the poet emphasized on the uniqueness of "you".