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?In the final stanza, the poet uses words such as “spice” and “acrid” to appeal to the reader’s
The words “spice” and “acrid” describe a strong, sharp odor, and the stanza also refers to “fragrance.” These sensory details appeal to the reader’s sense of smell, so the correct choice is “sense of smell.”
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