Directions : Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow by selecting the correct/most appropriate option. Love came to Flora asking for a flower ---- 1 That would of flowers be undisputed queen, The lily and the rose, long, long had been Rivals for that high honor. Bards of power Had sung their claims. 'The rose can never tower ---- 5 Like the pale lily with her Juno mien' – 'But is the lily lovelier ?' Thus between Flower-factions rang the strife in Psyche's bower. 'Give me a flower delicious as the rose And stately as the lily in her pride' – ---- 10 'But of what colour ?' – 'Rose-red', Love first chose, Then prayed, 'No, lily-white – or, both provide;' And Flora gave the lotus, 'rose-red' dyed, And 'lily-white', the queenliest flower that blows. Which of the following attributes is not associated with the lily ?
The question asks us to identify which attribute is not associated with the lily from the given options. The correct answer is Option 1: The colour red. 1. Explanation for Option 1 (The colour red): - The lily is traditionally associated with the colour white, as indicated in the extract where it is described as "pale lily" and "lily-white." There is no mention of the lily being associated with the…Read More
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