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ENVY - MARY LAMB - Coggle Diagram
ENVY - MARY LAMB
Form
Singsong tone - easy to read
3 stanzas with 6 lines
Regular rhymescheme to help the reader take in the message
Title - envy
One of the 7 deadly sins - possibly warning of consequences of envying others?
Connotations of jealously, obsession, desiring things you can't have
A timeless message that is universal to all and still needed today
STANZA 1 QUOTES
"This rose-tree is not made to bear/The violent blue, nor lily fair"
The rose-tree is a metaphor of a person, who isn't made to be someone else but themselves
"It all in vain would fret"
STANZA 2 QUOTES
"Or it could ne'er be discontent/With its own pretty flower"
There is too much good going for the red rose for it to lose self-esteem by comparing itself to a "lily" or "mignionet" - their beauty/worth cannot take away from the roses', and it should never be discontent
"you would suppose"
Lamb addresses the reader directly using second person, like she is inviting the reader in on her joke about her obvious reasoning
Structure
Enjambment - Lamb wants us to slow down and take in the message, to pause and reflect on ourselves
Colons: focus our attention on what is coming next
Language
Pessimistic semantic field ("discontent", "fret", "blind" ,"senseless", "envious") juxtaposed with positive imagery ("fair", "sweet", "natural", "pretty", "care", "talent") suggest that people often struggle with negative feelings around themselves
The rose is personified to draw a comparison between the flower and humans
STANZA 3 QUOTES