Read the last stanza from "Night." O night, you take the petals of the roses in your hand, but leave the stark core of the rose to perish on the branch. The words “stark” and “perish” evoke a sense of

“Stark” suggests something bare and exposed, while “perish” means to die or decay. The rose’s core is left behind after the petals are taken, creating a sense of being abandoned and alone. Therefore, the words evoke “abandonment and solitude.”

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