Which words best describe the poet's view of the rose, as conveyed through the imagery in these lines?

Rose, harsh rose,
marred and with stint of petals,
meagre flower, thin,
sparse of leaf,

more precious
than a wet rose
single on a stem—
you are caught in the drift.
(from "Sea Rose" by Hilda Doolittle)
evil and powerful
loved and worshiped
beautiful and pure
ugly but cherished

evil and powerful
loved and worshiped
beautiful and pure
ugly but cherished

Respuesta :

The words that best describe the poet's view of the rose, as conveyed through the imagery in these lines are ugly but cherished. The correct answer would be the last option. The first four lines describe how ugly the rose is, but on the next four lines describe how it is cherished.