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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 _______________
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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 ____________________________________
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On the basis of your understanding of Shakespeare's sonnet, answer the following question by ticking the correct option.
- In the line 'The living record of your memory', living record refers to ____________
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On the basis of your understanding of Shakespeare's sonnet, answer the following question by ticking the correct option.
The poet's tone in the poem is _______________________________________
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On the basis of your understanding of Shakespeare's sonnet, answer the following question by ticking the correct option.
The poem is set in _____________________
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Why do you think the rich and powerful people get monuments and statues erected in their memory ?
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Describe how the monuments and statues brave the ravages of time.
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Why does the poet refer to Time as being sluttish ?
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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?
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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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Look at the picture given below.
While on a sight-seeing tour to an old and mysterious country far away from home, you have had seen this statue. Discuss with your partner what this picture tells you about the people, the place and the ruler. Note down your ideas in the web-chart.
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Write a letter to your friend about the sight you saw and your impression of it. You may create necessary details.
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Answer the following question by ticking the correct option.
- The poem is set in _________________________
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- The expression on the face of the statue is one of ____________________
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- This poem throws light on the _________________ nature of Ozymandias.
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- The sculptor was able to understand Ozymandias' ___________________
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- The tone of the poem is _______________________________
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"The hand that mocked them, and the heart that fed." Whose hand and heart has the poet referred to in this line?
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"My name is Ozymandias, king of kings:" Why does Ozymandias refer to himself as King of Kings? What quality of the king is revealed through this statement.
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"Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!" Who is Ozymandias referring to when he speaks of ‘ye Mighty’? Why should they despair ? .
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