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प्रश्न
On the basis of your understanding of Shakespeare's sonnet, answer the following question by ticking the correct option.
- The poet addresses his sonnet to ____________________________________
पर्याय
time
war
the person he loves
powerful rulers
उत्तर
the person he loves
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Look at the following picture carefully.
a) What has Time been portrayed as? Why?
b) What are the other symbols associated with Time?
Think of things that will perish and/or be forgotten with the passage of time.
On the basis of your understanding of Shakespeare's sonnet, answer the following question by ticking the correct option.
- The rich and powerful got ornate monuments made in order to _______________
On the basis of your understanding of Shakespeare's sonnet, answer the following question by ticking the correct option.
The poem is set in _____________________
Answer the following question briefly.
Why do you think the rich and powerful people get monuments and statues erected in their memory ?
Answer the following question briefly.
Describe how the monuments and statues brave the ravages of time.
Answer the following question briefly.
Why does the poet refer to Time as being sluttish ?
Answer the following question briefly.
The poet says that neither forces of nature nor wars can destroy his poetry. In fact, even godly powers of Mars is not going to have a devastating effect on his rhyme. What quality of the poet is revealed through these lines?
Shakespeare's sonnet has been divided into three quatrains of four lines, each followed by a rhyming couplet. Each quatrain is a unit of meaning. Read the poem carefully and complete the following table on the structure of the poem.
| Rhyme scheme | Theme | |
| Quatrain 1 | Comparison between poetry and monuments. | |
| Quatrain 2 | Ravages of time on monuments contrasted with _______________ |
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| Quatrain 3 | The recorded memory of ____________________posterity | |
| Couplet | Poetry immortalises friend |
In “Not Marble, nor the Gilded Monuments”, how does the poet justify that his verse will live on forever ?
