Question

Read the excerpt below and answer the question.

They died-nor were those flowers more gay,
The flowers that did in Eden bloom;
What does Freneau mean when he compares the titular flower in "The Wild Honeysuckle" to the flowers in Eden?
Select all that apply.
The flower is doomed, just like the Garden of Eden.
Paradise is all around us if we just take the time to notice it
The flower's spirit will live on in our memory just like those in Eden.
Nothing, not even the flowers in Eden, lasts forever.

Answer 1

What Freneau means when he compares the titular flower to the flowers in Eden is:

A. The flower is doomed, just like the Garden of Eden.

B. Paradise is all around us if we just take the time to notice it.

D. Nothing, not even the flowers in Eden, lasts forever.