Student’s Name Professor’s Name Course Number Date “The Wild Rose” “The Wild Rose” by Wendel Berry is a closed-form poem of 10 lines. The first and second stanzas of the poem adopt a similar pattern or rhyme scheme and have four lines each. However, the third stanza is only made up of two lines. The first and second stanzas have an alternate rhyme scheme; ABAB CDCD. The poem is a ballad where Wendel Berry confesses his love for his wife. “Wild Rose” can be sung due to its lyrical scheme. In the poem, Berry is startled by the beauty of his life like never before. The primary theme of the poem is love and romance. Berry compares his wife’s beauty to something that had been...
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