Sonnet of the Wreath of Roses
Sonnet of the Wreath of Roses - form Summary
Sonnetal Urgent Compression
Lorca uses the fixed sonnet form to compress an urgent, intimate plea into a brief, feverish lyric. The speaker calls for a wreath to be made quickly as shadow and January light threaten, framing desire alongside mortality. Imagery of wounds, blood, and bruised mouths fuses erotic passion with ruin. The sonnet’s tight structure intensifies the sense of imminent union and destruction, forcing opposing impulses into a single moment.
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