Download The Rhodora Poem Summary Images. The rhodora summary by r.w. Living up to the central idea of the poet's thought, this poem brings out the philosophical sense of nature (rhodora) rather than the naturalist.
The poem is about the rhodora, a common flowering shrub, and the beauty of this shrub in its natural setting.
The rhodora was published in 1847 in poems, the first of emerson's two volumes of poetry. The poem also suggests that there is no way of comparing an earthly thing by its outside or physical attributes but only by the experiences that its beauty brings. In emerson's eyes, the rhodora as a natural object represents nature in its entirety. Why thou wert there, o rival of the rose!