The Sick Rose = Corruption

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  • The Sick Rose = Corruption
    • Language
      • Phallic imagery of the 'invisible worm'
        • Georgia O'Keeffe = Rose as a *****
        • Reference to a Dragon - spelled 'Wyrm' in Old English. Destructive male sexuality
          • George and the Dragon
      • 'Crimson joy'
        • Allusion to Snow White
        • Blotched, bloated, stained, yonic, sexual
      • Night imagery = sexual connotations
      • Forbidden, hidden love / lust
    • Structure
      • X2 Quatrains
      • ABCB rhyme scheme
        • Easy to recite
        • Memorable
        • Slant rhyme in first stanza = corruption of the worm
        • Even rhythm contributes to feeling of dread
    • Interpretations
      • Blake's London: prostitution
        • Blake promoted sexual freedom & women's rights
      • Feminist reading
        • Oppression of women
          • Women's loss of virginity
          • Male sexuality
      • Corruption of England
        • 'Wyrm'
      • Industrial Revolution
        • Industrialisation
      • Religious
        • Genesis 2 reading
          • Adam and Eve
    • Thematic link
      • Corruption of women's purity
        • Virginity portrayed through the symbols of the rose and the worm
      • Corruption of England's 'rose
        • George and the Dragon

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