Question

1. read the poem crowned by amy lowell and then answer the question that follows.

you came to me bearing bright roses,
red like the wine of your heart;
you twisted them into a garland
to set me aside from the mart.
red roses to crown me your lover,
and i walked awed and apart.
enslaved and encircled, i bore it,
proud token of my gift to you.
the petals waned paler, and shriveled,
and dropped; and the thorns started through,
bitter thorns proclaim me your lover,
a diadem woven with rue.

if the roses symbolize the love that the speaker’s partner has for her, whilst do the thorns symbolize?
options (radio buttons):
their love fading
the ongoing strength of the relationship
the negative parts of the relationship
overpossessive jealousy in a relationship

Explanation:

In the poem, roses symbolize the partner's love (warm, affectionate). Thorns, described as "bitter" and part of a "diadem woven with rue", contrast—rue is sorrow. Thorns likely symbolize the negative, painful parts (conflict, hardship) of the relationship.

Answer:

the negative/painful parts of the relationship