Read the poem “Sea Rose,” by H.D.Rose, harsh rose,marred and with stint of petals,meagre flower, thin,sparse of leaf,more preciousthan a wet rosesingle on a stem? —you are caught in the drift.Stunted, with small leaf,you are flung on the sand,you are liftedin the crisp sandthat drives in the wind.Can the spice-rosedrip such acrid fragrancehardened in a leaf?What is the central image of the poem?
Answer
A
a stretch of barren beach
B
a windy and dangerous storm
C
a beautiful and bountiful rose
D
a rose exposed to the elements
Explanation
The poem repeatedly describes a rose being battered by its surroundings: it is caught in a drift, flung onto the sand, and driven by the wind. The rose is stunted and sparse, not beautiful and bountiful. These details make the central image a rose exposed to the elements.
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