Only a Simple Rhyme
The poem explores the theme of unrequited love and the pain it brings. The speaker reflects on a past love that has been lost, remembering the joy and beauty it brought to their life. However, this happiness was short-lived, and the speaker is now left with only sorrow and longing. The poem conveys the intense emotional pain of loving someone who does not return one's affections.
By Ella Wheeler Wilcox · First published 1883 · Genre: Poetry, Romance, Melancholy · 244 words
First lines
Only a simple rhyme of love and sorrow, Where "blisses" rhymed with "kisses," "heart," with "dart: " Yet, reading it, new strength I seemed to borrow, To live on bravely and to do my part.
A little rhyme about a heart that's bleeding -- Of lonely hours and sorrow's unrelief: I smiled at first; but there came with the reading A sense of sweet companionship in grief.
The selfishness of my own woe forsaking, I thought about the singer of that song. Some other breast felt this same weary aching; Another found the summer days too long.
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Ella Wheeler Wilcox
- Date: 1883 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Poetry, Romance, Melancholy, Inspirational, Literary
- Length: 244 words
- Structure: 1 section, 5 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Fairly Easy (7th Grade)
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Genres
- Poetry — The work is structured in verse and employs rhyme and meter.
- Romance — Themes of love and emotional connection are central to the text.
- Melancholy — The text explores themes of sorrow, loneliness, and emotional pain.
- Inspirational — The poem aims to provide comfort and strength to those experiencing grief.
Tags
Poetry · Romance · Love · Nature · Imagery · Symbolism · Feminine Perspective · Emotional · Introspective · Melancholic · Nostalgic · Whimsical