What does the "gaudy melon" flower in robert browning's "home thoughts, from abroad" symbolize? springtime in italy springtime i

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What does the "gaudy melon" flower in robert browning's "home thoughts, from abroad" symbolize? springtime in italy springtime i

n england springtime in paris none of these

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NARA [144] · Answer 1 · 2023-08-10T15:36:30+03:00

The "gaudy melon" flower in Robert Browning's "home thoughts, from abroad" symbolizes: "springtime in England" (Option B)

<h3>What is symbolism in literature?</h3>

Symbolism in literature is the art of using a symbol to communicate or represent:

an idea
thought, or
perception.

Browning's euphemism for the Other, the "gaudy melon-flower," appears to depict the southern Mediterranean, or indeed anywhere south of England, given that melons require warm conditions to grow.

Hence, it is correct to state that : The "gaudy melon" flower in Robert Browning's "home thoughts, from abroad" symbolizes "springtime in England"

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