The lilacs in "When Lilacs Last in the Courtyard Bloom'd" symbolize?

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The lilacs in "When Lilacs Last in the Courtyard Bloom'd" symbolize?

a. Abraham Lincoln.
b. the end of slavery.
c. the end of the Civil War.

2006-12-08 10:31:52 · 2 answers · asked by Melli 6 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)

2 answers

I think you refer to the elegy by Walt Whitman - When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd"??

Lilacs were in full bloom at the time of Lincoln's death, and in the poem they symbolize the poet's love and homage for Lincoln.

These links should help.

2006-12-08 10:45:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋

Lincoln
And it is dooryard :-)

2006-12-08 10:44:57 · answer #2 · answered by digitsis 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋