Read the following passage and answer the question. "i'm not sleepy," said rainsford. "i'm going to smoke another pipe on the afterdeck." … rainsford, reclining in a steamer chair, indolently puffed on his favorite brier. the sensuous drowsiness of the night was on him. in the previous passage, what does the word brier refer to?

Seven pleiades entranced in heaven, form in the deep another seven: endymion nodding from above sees in the sea a second love. how do the ideas in the excerpt compare to poe’s ideas in "the poetic principle"? this celebration of love offers the “lessons of truth” that poe encourages. this scientific reference relates to the “precepts of duty” that poe praises. this reflection of the night sky offers a “contemplation of the beautiful” that poe encourages. this image of heaven encourages the “incitements of passion” that poe praises.