One Perfect Rose Man and the Natural World Quotes

The poem's very first words make us think of loneliness: "a" and "single." The single flower foreshadows or anticipates the woman's own feelings of loneliness.

The speaker's description here contrasts with her frustration. She clearly likes something about the rose, or likes something enough to spend two lines talking about it.

The rhyme on "floweret" and "amulet" is interesting. It emphasizes the connection between nature and spiritual or emotional belief (like love) at the level of sound.

The fragility of the rose's leaves implies that there's something weak about using this natural element to express one's feelings. It could be the gesture, or the man sending the flower, or maybe both.

Hmm, a rose is a good amulet, or source of protection, because it has a thorn. That also means it's not a great symbol of love, because it has the potential to hurt people you love. Eek!