Directions : Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow by selecting the correct/most appropriate option.

Love came to Flora asking for a flower
That would of flowers be undisputed queen,
The lily and the rose, long, long had been
Rivals for that high honor. Bards of power

Had sung their claims. ‘The rose can never tower
Like the pale lily with her Juno mien’ –
‘But is the lily lovelier ?’ Thus between
Flower-factions rang the strife in Psyche’s bower.
‘Give me a flower delicious as the rose

And stately as the lily in her pride’ –
‘But of what colour ?’ – ‘Rose-red’, Love first chose,

Then prayed, ‘No, lily-white – or, both provide;’
And Flora gave the lotus, ‘rose-red’ dyed,
And ‘lily-white’, the queenliest flower that blows.

Which of the following attributes is not associated with the lily ?

The correct answer is The colour red.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let's analyze the given poem line by line to see which attributes are associated with the lily:

1. Visual appearance / colour: The poem mentions "The rose can never tower / Like the pale lily with her Juno mien" and "No, lily-white...". This clearly associates the lily with being pale white ("The colour pale white").

2. Loveliness: The poem asks, "‘But is the lily lovelier ?’", comparing the loveliness of the lily and the rose, thus associating loveliness with the lily.

3. Stateliness: Love requests a flower "stately as the lily in her pride", directly associating stateliness with the lily.

4. The colour red: The poem associates rose-red with the rose, while the lily is lily-white. Flora only combines both colours later when creating the lotus ("‘rose-red’ dyed, And ‘lily-white’"). Therefore, the colour red is NOT an original attribute associated with the lily.

Thus, the attribute not associated with the lily is The colour red.