Question

What is the symbolic importance of Sick Rose by William Blake?

Answer 1

The rose is a symbol of love, which is destroyed by selfishness. A crimson rose has been entered, sickened, and destroyed by a worm. This destruction may symbolize the destruction caused by secrecy, deceit, hypocrisy, and pain. In The Sick Rose, the secrecy of love becomes a disease.

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Answer 2

The rose is sick and the poem in general implies that love is sick as well.