Read this excerpt from "Song of Solomon" from the King James Bible - Chapter 2, and answer the quesion below. 1 I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys. 2 As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters. 3 As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste. 4 He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me was love. 5 Stay me with flagons, comfort me with apples; for I am sick of love. 6 His left hand is under my head, and his right hand doth embrace me. 7 I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by The hands of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please. 8 The voice of my beloved! Behold, he cometh leaping upon the mountains, skipping upon the hills. 9 My beloved is like a roe or a young hart: behold, he standeth behind our wall, he looketh forth at the windows, showing himself through the lattice. 10 My beloved spake, and said unto me, Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away. 11 For, lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone; 12 The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds Is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land; 13 The fig tree putteth forth her green figs, and the vines with the tender grape give a good smell. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away. How does the metaphor, "As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters" affect the meaning of this excerpt?

It indicates that the speaker is giving his beloved flowers.


It suggests that the speaker's love is beyond comparison.


It shows that the speaker prefers weeded gardens, full of lilies.


It conveys that the speaker's love will soon wither and die.