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.
This is intended for criticism of a literary text using formalist approach.
As you go through the poem and encounter the first line, there is a chance that you will make an impression that the one being referred to as "Rose" in the first stanza is a flower, but as you continue to read the following lines you will make an interpretation that the one referred to as a "Rose" is a woman that is sick. Following the second line, we can interpret the "invisible worm" as the reason why the woman become sick. The "night in the howling storm" found in the third and fourth stanzas can support our interpretation that the sickness was serious and that the woman is suffering.
This interpretation was strengthen when we proceed to the next stanza and encounter the lines which says that the invisible worm had found its crimson joy in the woman's body and because of it, the woman's life was destroyed.
Varying individuals can come up with various interpretation and analysis as he/she reads and analyzes the poem. May it be correct or wrong we cannot tell for every text contains ambiguity in the sense that every reader interprets it according to his/ her own understanding of the feelings, emotions and mood the literary text is trying to portray.
As you go through the poem and encounter the first line, there is a chance that you will make an impression that the one being referred to as "Rose" in the first stanza is a flower, but as you continue to read the following lines you will make an interpretation that the one referred to as a "Rose" is a woman that is sick. Following the second line, we can interpret the "invisible worm" as the reason why the woman become sick. The "night in the howling storm" found in the third and fourth stanzas can support our interpretation that the sickness was serious and that the woman is suffering.
This interpretation was strengthen when we proceed to the next stanza and encounter the lines which says that the invisible worm had found its crimson joy in the woman's body and because of it, the woman's life was destroyed.
Varying individuals can come up with various interpretation and analysis as he/she reads and analyzes the poem. May it be correct or wrong we cannot tell for every text contains ambiguity in the sense that every reader interprets it according to his/ her own understanding of the feelings, emotions and mood the literary text is trying to portray.
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