Question

What does Freneau mean when he compares the titular flower in “The Wild Honeysuckle” to the flowers in Eden? Select all that apply.
The flower is doomed, just like the Garden of Eden.
Nothing, not even the flowers in Eden, lasts forever.
Paradise is all around us if we just take the time to notice it.
The flower’s spirit will live on in our memory just like those in Eden.

Answer 1

Freneau wrote "They died—nor were those flowers more gay,  the flowers that did in Eden bloom" which referred to the flowers in Eden that died with the Garden and they were everywhere.  So the two answers are:

The flower is doomed, just like the Garden of Eden.

Paradise is all around us if we just take the time to notice it.

Answer 2

the excerpt is "They died—nor were those flowers more gay,  the flowers that did in Eden bloom"

ans are:

The flower is doomed, just like the Garden of Eden.

Paradise is all around us if we just take the time to notice it.