Read the excerpt from "violets." the violets and pinks are from a bunch i wore to-day. the tube-roses and orange-blossoms i wore friday night; you always wished for a lock of my hair, so i'll tie these flowers with them but there, it is not stable enough; let me wrap them with a bit of ribbon, pale blue, from that little dress i wore last winter to the dance, when we had such a long, sweet talk in that forgotten nook. which statement best summarizes the implicit message in the excerpt? the speaker frequently accessorizes with fresh flowers. the speaker is sending a lock of hair to her beloved. the speaker is proud of her gardening abilities. the speaker is offering all of herself to her beloved.

The speaker is offering all of herself to her beloved.

Just a joke on the side:

roses are red

violates are blue

my nose is red and

my bals are blue

D) The speaker is offering all of herself to her beloved.

Explanation: In the given excerpt from "Violets" we can see the description of how the speaker is offering all of herself to her beloved (corresponding to option D), this is shown in the way that she compares different kinds of flowers to the clothes that she wears each day, and also that she offers a ribbon of her hair that she tried to use to tie the flowers, but she end up using a blue ribbon instead.

in at least 150 words, discuss the tone of the narrator in "i stand here ironing," and explain how it impacts the telling of the story