THE LILY by William Blake
The modest Rose puts forth a thorn,
The humble sheep a threat'ning horn:
While the Lily white shall in love delight,
Nor a thorn nor a threat stain her beauty bright.
Here it goes:
The poem is entitled “The Lily” which is white. White is associated with purity. Our first image is of a rose which is bright red and symbolizes love. Pure love seems to be on Blake’s mind. The modest puts up resistance. Sheep is associated with purity as well. The lamb of God. Thorns and horns resemble resistance. Blake transitions to the lily and ‘shall in love delight’ shows that the lily will love openly and won’t be modest toward love. Pure love not afraid to love. Blake always uses metaphors envolving roses and love and lambs. I can't help but have vivid colors of white and red. A thorn piercing white. Not going to happen for the Lily because of purity....
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