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Literary analysis:

In literature, “clover” is more than just a plant—it also evokes a palette of natural hues that enrich descriptive passages. Writers draw on the vibrant brightness of new clover, as in the “bright green carpet of new clover” that suggests rejuvenation and the vitality of spring and summer [1]. At times, the subtle purity of a “short white clover” is invoked to highlight delicate contrasts in a rustic setting [2], while the “warm red clover” brings an earthy intensity to scenes, hinting at the fleeting yet rich bloom of late summer [3]. These varied uses of clover as a color help authors create a vivid, atmospheric landscape that resonates with the cyclical beauty of nature.

The rest of the plot had been seeded down, and was now covered with a bright green carpet of new clover.
— from The Pony Rider Boys in the Rockies; Or, The Secret of the Lost Claim by Frank Gee Patchin
As he talked to her he stood on the short white clover outside the door's decaying lintel.
— from What Necessity Knows by L. (Lily) Dougall
Here blows the warm red clover, There peeps the violet blue; O happy little children, God made them all for you!
— from The Posy Ring: A Book of Verse for Children

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