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  1. The poem has a consistent rhyme scheme throughout the poem, except the last two quatrains. The first four stanzas rhyme abab and the last two rhyme abcb. The poem is composed in iambic trimeter. The Flower Summary

    The poem has a consistent rhyme scheme throughout the poem, except the last two quatrains. The first four stanzas rhyme abab and the last two rhyme abcb. The poem is composed in iambic trimeter.

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  1. “The Flower” by Tennyson involves themes of importance of art, preservation of art, originality and authenticity, and cruelty of society. The Flower Summary

    “The Flower” by Tennyson involves themes of importance of art, preservation of art, originality and authenticity, and cruelty of society.

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  1. The poem “The Flower” revolves around the idea of cruelty of society and how people try to push artists down. It also displays the worries of losing the authority over one’s own art or creation that many artists often face. The reaction of society on priceless art and then the art losing its value iRead more

    The poem “The Flower” revolves around the idea of cruelty of society and how people try to push artists down. It also displays the worries of losing the authority over one’s own art or creation that many artists often face. The reaction of society on priceless art and then the art losing its value is highlighted in this poem.

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  1. Metaphor: “Flower” is the extended metaphor throughout the poem. The flower represents art such as writing, poetry, or painting, etc. and the “crown” represents glory. Alliteration:The repetition of the same consonant sound in the same line twice is alliteration. In this poem, the sound of /m/, /s/,Read more

    • Metaphor: “Flower” is the extended metaphor throughout the poem. The flower represents art such as writing, poetry, or painting, etc. and the “crown” represents glory.
    • Alliteration:The repetition of the same consonant sound in the same line twice is alliteration. In this poem, the sound of /m/, /s/, /t/, and /r/ are repeated in the same lines.
    • Anaphora: This device is used to emphasise through the word “and” and “and some” in the first three lines.
    • Personification: The poet gives the flower the human quality of growing tall and wearing a crown.

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