The poem’s structure, with its rhythmic flow and rhyming couplets, emphasizes the contrast between the beauty of summer and a rose and the transient nature of life, highlighting themes of loss and the inevitability of change. The repetition of "who knows" in the final line underscores the uncertainty surrounding the passage of time and the fate of beauty.
A Song
by Paul Lawrence Dunbar
Thou art the soul of a summer’s day,
Thou art the breath of the rose.
But the summer is fled
And the rose is dead
Where are they gone, who knows, who knows?
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In 1–2 sentences, explain a conclusion that can be drawn about the poem based on its structure.
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