The Rhodora" is a poem written by Ralph Waldo Emerson. A "rhodora" is a type of shrub that has red flowers. Emerson speaks of how, in May, he went out to the desert and found a beautiful flower. Some of the petals fell into muddy water, but it still looked beautiful and thought it would be a great place for birds to come. He then asks why don't people consider the rhodora as beautiful as a rose?
"The Rhodora" is a poem of only one stanza with sixteen lines (the first line isn't part of the poem). The rhyme scheme is AABBCDCDEEFFGHGH. Obviously, "solitudes" and "woods" is an imperfect rhyme.
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