Which of the words in this poem symbolize youth?

Wild Asters

by Sara Teasdale

In the spring, I asked the daisies

If his words were true,

And the clever, clear-eyed daisies

Always knew.

Now the fields are brown and barren,

Bitter autumn blows,

And of all the stupid asters

Not one knows.

A. spring

B. daisies

C. brown

D. barren

E. Autumn

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Maddox

English

5 July, 07:34

Which of the words in this poem symbolize youth?

Wild Asters

by Sara Teasdale

In the spring, I asked the daisies

If his words were true,

And the clever, clear-eyed daisies

Always knew.

Now the fields are brown and barren,

Bitter autumn blows,

And of all the stupid asters

Not one knows.

A. spring

B. daisies

C. brown

D. barren

E. Autumn

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Adyson Proctor · Answer 1

In the above lines, "spring" and "daisies" are symbols of youth. "Brown and barren" are symbols of transition from youth to old age. Moreover, "Bitter autumn" symbolizes death.