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प्रश्न
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 |
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उत्तर
| Rhyme scheme | Theme | |
| Quatrain 1 | a, b, ab | |
| Quatrain 2 | cd cd | the living record of the memory of poet’s friend. |
| Quatrain 3 | ef ef | the poet’s friend will be remembered and praised till posterity |
| Couplet | gg |
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b) What are the other symbols associated with Time?
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The poem is set in _____________________
Describe how the monuments and statues brave the ravages of time.
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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?
In “Not Marble, nor the Gilded Monuments”, how does the poet justify that his verse will live on forever ?
