【正确答案】：
A. ROSE, AS A SYMBOL OF LOVE, MAY REFER TO THE LOVE BETWEEN EMILY AND THE NORTHERNER, YET USED RATHER IRONICALLY, IN THE WAY IT IS ASSOCIATED WITH DECAY AND DEATH IN THE STORY.
B. ROSE COULD ALSO STAND FOR THE PITY, SYMPATHY, OR THE LAMENT" WE "SHOWS FOR EMILY.
C. THE PITY AND LAMENT GOES NOT ONLY TO EMILY BUT ALL THOSE WHO ARE IMPRISONED IN THE PAST AND FAIL TO ADAPT TO THE CHANGE.
【题目解析】：本题考查福克纳的小说《献给爱米丽的玫瑰》中象征符号的运用。可以从玫瑰的象征性开始作答，并表达出其所代表的深层含义。A.玫瑰，作为爱情的象征，指的是爱米丽和北方人之间的爱情，但具有讽刺意味的是，它在故事中与腐朽和死亡联系在一起。B.玫瑰也代表对爱米丽的怜悯、同情或哀悼。C.这种遗憾和悲叹不仅体现在爱米丽身上，也体现在所有那些被禁锢在过去，无法适应变化的人身上。