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Copy of RL.CS.4: Love and Friendship (9/2/2025)

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Note from the author:
Formative Generation Completed!
Formative Generation Completed!

Love and Friendship

BY EMILY BRONTË

Love is like the wild rose-briar,
Friendship like the holly-tree—
The holly is dark when the rose-briar blooms
But which will bloom most constantly?
The wild rose-briar is sweet in spring,
Its summer blossoms scent the air;
Yet wait till winter comes again
And who will call the wild-briar fair?
Then scorn the silly rose-wreath now
And deck thee with the holly’s sheen,
That when December blights thy brow
He still may leave thy garland green.
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What does the wild rose-briar symbolize in the poem?

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What does the holly-tree metaphorically turn into during winter?

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What kind of figurative language does the author utilize to compare love and friendship?

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In the lines 'The holly is dark when the rose-briar blooms. But which will bloom most constantly?', what is the reference of 'bloom most constantly'?