Interpretation of Emerson

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…he makes the transitions from one idea to another the poem parallels this change by breaking the consistent rhythmic pattern with an inconsistent one. The incoherence of the rhythmic pattern occurs so unexpectedly the reader is forced to acknowledge the idea that is communicated in it. Emerson produces the feeling of progression and ascension in his poetry through the rhymed couplets, which symbolize his onward steps toward seeking the knowledge of God, the perfect whole.