Why does the poet prefer the lily to the oak?
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The poet collocates with two things of nature- an oak tree and lily flower with human life.
He feels that a significant life like the lily flower, though very short but sweet is what a man should seek for rather living for many years and doing no good deeds.
To justify his above theory he gives an example of an oak tree which lives for 300 years and and at the end is just a piece of wood; dry, sapless and leafless. Lily on the other hand spreads the joy of happiness and brightness. So the poet favors lily over the oak.
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