There is a garden in her face Where roses and white lilies blow; A heavenly paradise is that place, Wherein all pleasant fruits do flow: There cherries grow which none may buy Till 'Cherry-ripe' themselves do cry.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A face is compared to a garden, specifically highlighting cherries that are only available when ripe.
- In plain terms
- Her face is a garden where fruit waits to be eaten.
- What can you take from it?
- Beauty matures on its own timeline.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How does nature relate to beauty?
- What does ripeness mean?
Another view
It uses fruit metaphors to objectify a person.
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