Time, new
bad, good
cut,heat
write,speak
It's because Autumn can have many meanings in literature. It can be seen as maturity and wisdom. It can be seen as old age, but before sickness and death, the harvest of a lifetime of learning.
<span>It can also mean the coming of the cold, of sickness, of hunger and lean times. In poetry, especially, Spring is associated with youth and new, budding life. Summer is the pinnacle of life, when you are older, but still young enough to have family, success, etc. Autumn is often the time of retirement, but you have a sense of fulfillment, richness, wisdom, freedom. Winter is old age, illness, the death of loved ones and, ultimately your own death. </span>
"In spite of the harmful effect of kudzu" is dependent, so you are right about that. The other part of the sentence, "it still has several benefits" is an independent clause because it has a noun (it), a verb (has), and forms a complete thought. So, the sentence has one dependent clause and one independent clause, which makes it a COMPLEX sentence. Hope this helps!