This one is actually a good question. Well first, this is from the great gatsby. Fitzgerald was trying to give a balance view in the beginning of who the great gatsby was. And even the author, he lived a wonderful life that is why he related that into Caraway's character, having the same background as him.
Answer:
lilac sweet lila
I would see them everywhere
Intoxicating
dear friends gave to me
fragrant bouquets of purple
loosing my senses
my dream has come true
my own garden now I have
sweet lilac is mine
Explanation:
They mostly wrote about Individual experiences.
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