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Analysis and comments on When Roses cease to bloom, Sir, by Emily Dickinson

Comment 5 of 5, added on November 3rd, 2005 at 8:22 PM.

I think this poem represents a life cycle...the roses blooming symbolize a
birth...the violets dying are death.. The bumblebees passing beyond the sun
seems to be fulfilling ones life, completing a goal. And then eventually
comes death; the hands picking the flowers represent death of the
flowers...which is death of a life to emilys comparison

Cari from United States
Comment 4 of 5, added on September 28th, 2005 at 3:47 PM.

I believe Emily Dickinson's "Roses Cease to Bloom" is about a death of the
capitalized "Sir".

Sierra from United States
Comment 3 of 5, added on June 13th, 2005 at 4:08 PM.

I think Emily has given us the end result to the "Roses are red, violets
are blue"...eventually the red roses/blue violets die...

In this poem, Emily's praying for God ("When Roses cease to bloom, Sir"

Crystal
Comment 2 of 5, added on May 2nd, 2005 at 11:53 PM.

"When roses cease to bloom" Dickinson is using flowers/nature to exemplify
beauty and life. When these two elements cease she wishes to cease as well.
Asking the hand that gave her life to take it away.

Emily from United States
Comment 1 of 5, added on April 12th, 2005 at 6:23 PM.

I think she wrote this as a way to tell others to not pick flowers. She
says at the end that then they can take them, only once they stop blooming.


Anna from United States



Information about When Roses cease to bloom, Sir,

Poet: Emily Dickinson
Poem: 32. When Roses cease to bloom, Sir,
Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson
Year: 1955
Added: Jan 9 2004
Viewed: 10387 times
Poem of the Day: Oct 23 2004


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