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Read the following lines from William Blake's poem 'The Sick Rose' and answer the question: 'O Rose thou art sick, The invisible worm, That flies in the night In the howling storm: Has found out thy bed Of crimson joy: And his dark secret love Does thy life destroy.' What does the 'worm' symbolize in this poem?
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- 1Howling storm
- 2Death, decay, and corruption✓
- 3Pure and innocent love
- 4Life and beauty
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Death, decay, and corruption
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