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Need help please. What is the subject of the poem. below. ..

Down in a green and shady bed a modest violet grew;
Its stalk was bent, it hung its head, as if to hide from view.
And yet it was a lovely flower, no colours bright and fair;
It might have graced a rosy bower, instead of hiding there.
Yet there it was content to bloom, in modest tints arrayed;
And there diffused its sweet perfume, within the silent shade.
Then let me to the valley go, this pretty flower to see;
That I may also learn to grow in sweet humility.

-"The Violet" by Jane Taylor

What is the subject of this poem?
a) a valley where many violets grow
b) a pretty violet that grows out of sight
c) a plain-looking violet that hides its face
d) a pretty violet that shows off its colors

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i think it’s option b as the poet refers to the flower as lovely but also modest
User Anton Sinelnyk
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I think the answer is A
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