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What does the sunflower symbolize in William Blake's "Ah! Sunflower"?

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The sunflower synbolize in William Blake's "Ah! Sunflower because Blake uses a sunflower as a symbol for human beings and "the sun" symbolizes life and never ending.
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The sunflower, whose head points at the sun, yet firmly rooted in the earth, is Blake’s symbol for all those lives that are dominated by longing.

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