The Beautiful Changes By Richard Wilbur Analysis

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In the poem “The Beautiful Changes by Richard Wilbur,” he explains that beauty can be found everywhere. He emphasizes how everything changes, including nature and humans. He tries to tell us that beauty is universal, but changes as people change. He shows how he feels people are influenced by the likes and dislikes of others. He writes, your hands hold roses always in a way that says They are not only yours. Wilbur prefers that people give their true opinion, even if others do not agree with them. Wilbur also tells the reader in this poem that beautiful changes naturally over time, and does not only change in the eyes of the beholder. The tone was sort of a monotone and it was very plain with no sign of happiness or joy as he talks about the

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