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The rich and powerful got ornate monuments made in order to ____
show off their wealth
display their power
show their artistic talent
be remembered till posterity.
D.
be remembered till posterity.
The poet addresses his sonnet to ____
time
war
the person he loves
powerful rulers.
C.
the person he loves
The poem is set in ____
the place where the poet's meets his friend
a battlefield where the poet meets his friend
a city ravaged by the war
the poet's study where he is writing.
D.
the poet's study where he is writing.
Why do you think the rich and powerful people get monuments and statues erected in their memory?
The rich and powerful people get monuments and statues erected in their memory because they want to be remembered till posterity.
Describe how the monuments and statues brave the ravages of time.
The statues and monuments are made up of metals and stones that do not corrode or break easily. They are designed in such a way that they can be protected from storms, rain, extreme temperature etc. and can be sustained for a long time.
Why does the poet refer to Time as being sluttish?
The poet refers the Time as being sluttish because it keeps on changing. It doesn't remain the same for long. It's habits and behaviour are unpredictable. It can change the favourable conditions into unfavourable conditions in just a moment.
The poet says that neither forces of nature nor wars can destroy his poetry. In fact, even godly powers of Mars will not have a devastating effect on his rhyme. What quality of the poet is revealed through these lines?
The poet believes that the human feelings and emotions can not be changed and forgotten easily. Neither the forces of nature nor the wars can destroy peoples' feelings attached to his poetic lines and rhymes. These will be remembered till the posterity. The faith in the power of love is revealed through these lines.
| Rhyme scheme | Theme | |
| Quatrain 1 | Comparison between poetry and monuments |
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| Quatrain 2 | Ravages of time on monuments contrasted with _____________ |
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| Quatrain 3 | The recorded memory of _____ ______________ posterity |
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| Couplet | Poetry immortalises friend |
| Rhyme scheme | Theme | |
| Quatrain 1 | ABAB | Comparison between poetry and monuments |
| Quatrain 2 | CDCD | Ravages of time on monuments contrasted with living records of the poet's beloved's memory |
| Quatrain 3 | EFEF | The recorded memory of his beloved shall find room even in the eyes of posterity |
| Couplet | GG | Poetry immortalises friend |
The poet uses alliteration to heighten the musical quality of the sonnet. Working in pairs, underline the examples of alliteration in the poem.
1) Shall shine
2) When wasteful wars
3) Shall still
4) Nor Mars his sword nor war's
Identify Shakespeare's use of personification in the poem.
1) But you shall shine more in these contents.
2) The living record of your memory.
3) Shall you pace forth; your praise shall still find room.
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