What does the sunflower symbolize in William Blake's "Ah! Sunflower"?
Ah! Sunflowerby William BlakeAh, sunflower, weary of time,Who countest the steps of the sun;Seeking after that sweet golden climeWhere the travellers
Ah! Sunflower
by William Blake
Ah, sunflower, weary of time,
Who countest the steps of the sun;
Seeking after that sweet golden clime
Where the traveller's journey is done;
Where the Youth pined away with desire,
And the pale virgin shrouded in snow,
Arise from their graves, and aspire
Where my Sunflower wishes to go!
a person who is fatigued by daily responsibilities
a person yearning for spiritual or mental enlightenment
a person who finds beauty in the natural world
a person no longer young and thinking about life
a person contemplating the meaning of a small flower
or:Ah! Sunflowerby William BlakeAh, sunflower, weary of time,Who countest the steps of the sun;Seeking after that sweet golden climeWhere the traveller's journey is done;Where the Youth pined away with desire,And the pale virgin shrouded in snow,Arise from their graves, and aspireWhere my Sunflower wishes to go!a person who is fatigued by daily responsibilitiesa person yearning for spiritual or mental enlightenmenta person who finds beauty in the natural worlda person no longer young and thinking about lifea person contemplating the meaning of a small flower
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