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    The poem discusses how poetry is more lasting than physical monuments. It states that the "you" referred to in the poem, who is the poet's friend, shall shine more brightly through the poet's words than stone monuments degraded by time. The poet asserts that neither the god of war, Mars, nor the fires of war can destroy the living memory preserved in poetry. The poem claims that through verse, the subject's praise and fame will continue to be found and read until the end of the world, surviving death and the ravages of time in a way monuments and buildings cannot.

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    The poem discusses how poetry is more lasting than physical monuments. It states that the "you" referred to in the poem, who is the poet's friend, shall shine more brightly through the poet's words than stone monuments degraded by time. The poet asserts that neither the god of war, Mars, nor the fires of war can destroy the living memory preserved in poetry. The poem claims that through verse, the subject's praise and fame will continue to be found and read until the end of the world, surviving death and the ravages of time in a way monuments and buildings cannot.

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    Indian School Al Wadi Al Kabir

    English Literature Worksheet


    Topic-Not Marble, Nor The Gilded Monuments
    Class X
    Read the following stanzas and answer the questions that follow:-
    Not marble, nor the gilded monuments
    Of princes, shall outlive this powerful rhyme;
    But you shall shine more bright in these contents
    Than unswept stone, besmeard with sluttish time.
    1. Who does you refer to?
    2. What is referred to as sluttish time?
    3. Whom does the poet say shall shine more brightly?

    When wasteful war shall statues overturn,


    And broils root out the work of Masonry,
    Nor Mars his sword nor wars quick fire shall burn
    The living record of your memory
    1. Who is Mars? What according to the poet is Mars incapable of?
    2. How are other things destroyed with time?
    3. What according to the poet can help keep memories forever?

    Gainst death and all oblivious enmity


    Shall you pace forth; your praise shall still find room
    Even in the eyes of all posterity.
    That wear this world out to the ending doom.
    1. What is it that is capable of surviving all odds?
    2. What is the predicted future of the world?
    3. Describe the poets confidence of rhyme?
    Short Answer Type Questions:-
    1. What is the difference between the fate of you & the monuments & marbles?
    2. Discuss the poetic devices used by the poet & identify the lines in which they feature.
    3. What reference does the poet make when using the words, death & and oblivious enmity?
    4. Which according to the poet is more powerful-poetry or war? Justify your answer.

    Long Answer Type Questions:-


    1. What is the theme of the poem, Not Marble, Nor The Gilded Monuments.
    2. Why does the poet greatly appreciate you in the poem?
    Value Based Questions:-
    1. With the help of suitable references from the poem, justify the statement that time & war can
    destroy monuments, memorials & statues but not the great poem that immortalizes the poets
    friend & patron.
    2. The powerful rhyme is immortal but Not Marble, Nor The Gilded Monuments. Justify the
    statement & the title of the poem.

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