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The Rhodora By Ralph Waldo Emerson From his book: Poems (1847)

Ralph Waldo Emerson Born May 25, 1803, Boston, Mass., U.S. Died April 27, 1882, Concord, Mass. Died: 78 years old *Moved away from the excitement of the industrial Revolution of *He led the literary explosion of the USA known as the American renaissance (1835–65).

Ralph Waldo Emerson Major Life Events: Age 8- Father died, Studies directed by Aunt Mary Moody Emerson Age 26 -Married 1 st wife Ellen Louisa Tucker Age 28 - Wife died of TB Age 29 -doubted faith, stopped preaching Age 32 - Married his 2 nd wife Lydia Jackson Age 33 - Published his first book of poems “Nature.”

The Rhodora On being asked, whence is the flower. In May, when sea-winds pierced our solitudes, I found the fresh Rhodora in the woods, Spreading its leafless blooms in a damp nook, To please the desert and the sluggish brook. The purple petals fallen in the pool Made the black water with their beauty gay; Here might the red-bird come his plumes to cool, And court the flower that cheapens his array. Rhodora! if the sages ask thee why This charm is wasted on the earth and sky, Tell them, dear, that, if eyes were made for seeing, Then beauty is its own excuse for Being; Why thou wert there, O rival of the rose! I never thought to ask; I never knew; But in my simple ignorance suppose The self-same power that brought me there, brought you.

Levels of Analysis 1.Literal- What, Who, When, Where 2.Interpretative- Why & How 3.Critical Analysis- Meaning for you. 4.Comparison- How does this relate to today?

Ideas to consider 1.World thought 1.Transcendentalism was a philosophical movement in Europe, based heavily on the writings of Immanuel Kant. 2.The events within Emerson’s life.