Select the correct answer.
a red, red rose
"o my luve's like a red, red rose,
that's newly sprung in june;
o my luve's like the melodie
that's sweetly played in tune.

as fair art thou, my bonnie lass,
so deep in luve am i;
and i will luve thee still, my dear,
till a' the seas gang dry.

till a' the seas gang dry, my dear,
and the rocks melt wi' the sun:
o i will love thee still, my dear,
while the sands o' life shall run.

and fare thee well, my only luve,
and fare thee well, awhile!
and i will come again, my luve,
though it were ten thousand mile."

− robert burns

in robert burns's poem "a red, red rose," what is the connotation of the word "rose" used to describe the speaker's love?

a.
beauty

b.
passion

c.
sweetness