What does the phrase "let me be like wheat in wind, bending just so, not the weak-stemmed daffodil, bent in rain, dipping its face in mud churned3 by a workman's clogs." mean?

The phrase "Let me be like wheat in wind, bending just so, Not the weak-stemmed daffodil, bent in rain, Dipping its face in mud churned by a workman's clogs." was taken from the poem Hamlet 1.3.78, by Gary Soto. The poem begins with a famous line from Hamlet, by Shakespeare. The phrase we're analyzing here means the speaker, a poor man who is in love with a rich woman, is asking to be seen as the wheat (not too low, "bending just so") instead of as the daffodil ("churned by a workman's clogs"). By that he means that, even though they come from different backgrounds, the woman should regard his affection for her in a positive way.

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which answer best describes the interaction between the elements mentioned in the excerpt?

b. an individual influencing an idea!

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