1.What according to the poet transcends time in the poem?
The poet in ‘Not Marble, nor the Gilded Monuments’ states that
literary art or ‘powerful rhyme shall transcend time’. Time spoils or
destroys everything sooner or later. But it has no effect on powerful
rhyme or literary art. That is why we see old monuments and
buildings in ruins but literary art is not affected by time.
2. How will the ‘living record’ of the poet’s beloved and his memory
be more powerful than wasteful years?
The living record of the poet’s beloved and his memory of her are
in good shape and form in literary art. Time can’t affect this art
though it spoils or destroys physical things such as monuments or
statues.
3. What is the fate of the monuments and effigies? Answer with
reference to Shakespeare’s poem.
The fate of monuments and effigies is defined by time. Time is the
most powerful spoiler of all things. It spoils, ruins or destroys
everything in the form of monuments and statues. Time, therefore
wastes these slowly but surely, but not anything that has been
immortalized as literary art.
4. How will the poet’s beloved sustain herself/himself against death?
The powerful rhyme written to praise the beloved will hold forth
against death and all oblivious enmity or forms of destruction like
war. It is forgetful of everything and seeks to destroy everything.
His/her praise shall be there in all posterity.
5. Why does the poet refer to Time as sluttish?
The poet refers to time as sluttish because time spoils everything
sooner or later. Sluttish here means something that spoils anything.
6. What effect do time and war have on the monuments built by the
princes?
Time and war affect the monuments built by the princes. Wars
bring in instant ruin to these things, though time takes much longer
to ruin or spoil anything. We see old monuments eroding or
collapsing with the passage of time. Time brings everything to a
state of ruin.
Long Answers
a. What is the theme of the poem?
The poet describes his beloved or friend in this poem beautifully he
says that princes, kings etc, build marbled or gilded monuments to
perpetuate their memories. But wars, fights and time destroy them.
But his beloved has been immortalized in this sonnet these
monuments shall not outlive this ‘powerful rhyme’. On the other
hand this verse written in praise of his beloved will shine more
brightly than these monuments spoiled by sluttish time. Wasteful
wars and the sword of Mars or its quick fire shall not destroy her
living memory in this sonnet. His beloved through his sonnet shall
pace forth against death and enmity. She will live in the eyes of all
posterity and wear tout this world to the ending doom. This ways
she will always live in this sonnet and swell in her lover’s eyes.
As a reader of ‘Not Marble, nor the Gilded Monuments’ write out
what you learn about the poet’s beloved.
After reading Not.....monuments’ I learn that the poet has
immortalized his beloved or friend through this poem. He says that
his beloved or fiend lies immortalized in ‘this powerful rhyme’. She
has become a living memory in this form of literary art. Marbled or
gilded monuments of princes shall not outlive her. Nor will these
and sluttish time affect her immortality. Wars and fights destroy
even the most beautiful works of masonry. But these will not affect
her. The sword of Mars or war’s quick fire will not burn this living
record in this sonnet. On the other hand his beloved shall walk
against death and enmity. Her praise shall find a place in the eyes
of all posterity. Thus his beloved shall arise even after judgement
day. She shall ever live in this sonnet and consequently in her
lover’s eyes.
The poet in ‘Not Marble, nor the Gilded Monuments’ states that
literary art or ‘powerful rhyme shall transcend time’. Time spoils or
destroys everything sooner or later. But it has no effect on powerful
rhyme or literary art. That is why we see old monuments and
buildings in ruins but literary art is not affected by time.
2. How will the ‘living record’ of the poet’s beloved and his memory
be more powerful than wasteful years?
The living record of the poet’s beloved and his memory of her are
in good shape and form in literary art. Time can’t affect this art
though it spoils or destroys physical things such as monuments or
statues.
3. What is the fate of the monuments and effigies? Answer with
reference to Shakespeare’s poem.
The fate of monuments and effigies is defined by time. Time is the
most powerful spoiler of all things. It spoils, ruins or destroys
everything in the form of monuments and statues. Time, therefore
wastes these slowly but surely, but not anything that has been
immortalized as literary art.
4. How will the poet’s beloved sustain herself/himself against death?
The powerful rhyme written to praise the beloved will hold forth
against death and all oblivious enmity or forms of destruction like
war. It is forgetful of everything and seeks to destroy everything.
His/her praise shall be there in all posterity.
5. Why does the poet refer to Time as sluttish?
The poet refers to time as sluttish because time spoils everything
sooner or later. Sluttish here means something that spoils anything.
6. What effect do time and war have on the monuments built by the
princes?
Time and war affect the monuments built by the princes. Wars
bring in instant ruin to these things, though time takes much longer
to ruin or spoil anything. We see old monuments eroding or
collapsing with the passage of time. Time brings everything to a
state of ruin.
Long Answers
a. What is the theme of the poem?
The poet describes his beloved or friend in this poem beautifully he
says that princes, kings etc, build marbled or gilded monuments to
perpetuate their memories. But wars, fights and time destroy them.
But his beloved has been immortalized in this sonnet these
monuments shall not outlive this ‘powerful rhyme’. On the other
hand this verse written in praise of his beloved will shine more
brightly than these monuments spoiled by sluttish time. Wasteful
wars and the sword of Mars or its quick fire shall not destroy her
living memory in this sonnet. His beloved through his sonnet shall
pace forth against death and enmity. She will live in the eyes of all
posterity and wear tout this world to the ending doom. This ways
she will always live in this sonnet and swell in her lover’s eyes.
As a reader of ‘Not Marble, nor the Gilded Monuments’ write out
what you learn about the poet’s beloved.
After reading Not.....monuments’ I learn that the poet has
immortalized his beloved or friend through this poem. He says that
his beloved or fiend lies immortalized in ‘this powerful rhyme’. She
has become a living memory in this form of literary art. Marbled or
gilded monuments of princes shall not outlive her. Nor will these
and sluttish time affect her immortality. Wars and fights destroy
even the most beautiful works of masonry. But these will not affect
her. The sword of Mars or war’s quick fire will not burn this living
record in this sonnet. On the other hand his beloved shall walk
against death and enmity. Her praise shall find a place in the eyes
of all posterity. Thus his beloved shall arise even after judgement
day. She shall ever live in this sonnet and consequently in her
lover’s eyes.
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