The speaker continues her abundant use of perfect rhymes in the second quatrain, “But far, far happier is the lot of those / Who never learn'd her dear delusive art; / Which, while it decks the head with many a rose, / Reserves the thorn, to fester in the heart” (5-8). In using exclusively perfect rhymes throughout both the first and second quatrains, the speaker presents her thoughts in a controlled manner. In the first quatrain she establishes the situation and introduces the artistic talents she possesses. In the second quatrain, the speaker provides a vague explanation as to what the problem with this situation is. Because both the first and second quatrains are comprised solely of perfect rhymes, the speaker establishes a clear connection between her talent and her feeling towards the
The speaker continues her abundant use of perfect rhymes in the second quatrain, “But far, far happier is the lot of those / Who never learn'd her dear delusive art; / Which, while it decks the head with many a rose, / Reserves the thorn, to fester in the heart” (5-8). In using exclusively perfect rhymes throughout both the first and second quatrains, the speaker presents her thoughts in a controlled manner. In the first quatrain she establishes the situation and introduces the artistic talents she possesses. In the second quatrain, the speaker provides a vague explanation as to what the problem with this situation is. Because both the first and second quatrains are comprised solely of perfect rhymes, the speaker establishes a clear connection between her talent and her feeling towards the