An
Epitaph
Walter de la Mare
Walter de la Mare's Biography
1. Walter De La Mare was born on 25 April
1873 in Carlton in Kent, England.
2. Walter De La Mare was an English poet, short story writer
and novelist.
3. His father (James Edward de la Mare) died when he was only four years old.
4. He is known for his sensitive concerns with the world of children
and the world of the supernatural.
5. His major works include Songs for Children and Peacock Pie.
6. Queen Elizabeth II honoured him with the order of merit in 1953.
AN EPITAPH EXPLANATION AND SUMMARY
Here
lies a most beautiful lady,
Light of step and heart was she;
I think she was the most beautiful lady
That ever was in the West Country.
But beauty vanishes; beauty passes,
However, rare-rare it be;
And when I crumble, who will remember
This lady of the West Country?
EXPLANATION: An Epitaph is written by Walter de la Mare.
Epitaph is tomb of a dead body. Where lies a beautiful lady.
Actually poet loved very much to that lady. She was very beautiful. One day
that lady died and buried finally in the grave. So in this poem poet is
expressing his sad feeling for a lady who is lying in a grave. The poet goes to
the tomb which was made in the memory of that lady. He weeps there bitterly and
thinks who will remember her after his death. The poet is in the opinion that
man is mortal and soul is immortal. Poet says body falls down into pieces but
soul changes the other new body to live. The poet says whoever comes on the
earth must die. But their fame remains permanently in this universe.
AN EPITAPH EXPLANATION IN HINDI
An Epitaph दिल को छू जाने वाली एक छोटी सी कविता है जो वाल्टर डी ला
मेयर के द्वारा लिखी गई है| इस कविता में कवि पश्चिमी देश के एक सबसे सुन्दर
महिला के बारे में बताता है | कवि कहता है की वह महिला पश्चिमी देश की सबसे सुंदर
महिला थी लेकिन अचानक उसकी मौत हो जाती है और उसको कब्र में दफ़न कर दिया जाता है |
एक दिन कवि उस मकबरे के पास जाते है जो उस महिला के याद में बनाया गया था और कवि
उसे याद कर खूब रोता है और कहता है इस कब्र में वही महिला सोई हुई है जो कभी
पश्चिमी देश की सबसे सुन्दर महिला थी | वह महिला बहुत ही चंचल और हंसमुख थी |
लेकिन सुन्दरता हमेशा के लिए नहीं है इसे एक न एक दिन खत्म होना है| कवि कहता है अब इस महिला को मेरे सिवा कोई याद
करने वाला नहीं है और जब मैं मर जाऊंगा तो इस महिला को कौन याद करेगा|
AN EPITAPH OBJECTIVE QUESTION
1.
Crumble has been used in this poem ‘An
Epitaph’ which stands for ___________.
a)live
b) suffer
c)enjoy
d) die
2.
Walter de la Mare makes us aware of the
inhuman condition of ___________ life.
a) modern
b)old
c)medieval
d)none
3.
Walter de la Mare shows fresh interest
in ___________ theme.
a)old
b)medieval
c)modern
d)none
4.
“An Epitaph” is written by ___________.
a)John
Keats
b)John
Donne
c)Walter de la Mare
d)Walt Whitman
5.
Walter de la Mare was born in ___________.
a)1873
b)1892
c)1884
d)1992
6.
‘And when I crumble, who will remember’
is written ___________.
a)John
Keats
b)John Donne
c)Walter de la Mare
d)Rupert Brooke
7.
‘Light of step and heart was she’ is
taken from ___________.
a)The
Soldier
b)Fire-Hymn
c)An Epitaph
d) Ode to Autumn
8.
Walter de la Mare died in ___________.
a)1956
b)1965
c)1967
d)1955
9.
‘An Epitaph’ deals with a beautiful ___________.
a)girl
b)baby
c)lady
d)woman
10.
Walter de la Mare belonged to
___________ century.
a)19th
b)20th
c)18th
d)17th
11.
Walter de la Mare was born in the
village of ___________ in Kent England.
a)Charlton
b)West Hills
c)Camden
d) New York
12.
The tone of the poem, ‘An Epitaph’ means
to ___________.
a)happy
b)melancholy
c)romantic
d)none
13.
He lost his father at the age of ___________.
a)8
b)5
c)4
d)6
14.
The lady mentioned in the poem, ‘An
Epitaph’ belonged to ___________.
a)the
north country
b)the east country
c)the west country
d)the south country
15.
‘Songs for Children’, ‘Peacock Pie’ is
written by ___________.
a)Walt
Whitman
b)Rupert Brooke
c)Walter de la Mare
d) John Keats
16.
Walter de la Mare knew a ___________ who
is now dead.
a)lady
b)man
c)king
d)woman
17.
The poet thinks that ___________ is not
everlasting.
a)violence
b)beauty
b)ugliness
d)none
18.
The poet feels that after his death nobody
will ___________ her.
a)hurt
b)remember
c)love
d)hate
19.
Walter de la Mare received the ‘Order of
Merit’ with Queen Elizabeth-II in ___________.
a)1951
b)1952
c)1953
d)1950
20.
The lady belonged to the ___________ Country.
a)North
b)West
c)South
d)East
21.
The poet considers her the most
___________ lady.
a)intelligent
b)beautiful
c)popular
d) smart
22.
The lady lies in ___________.
a)grave
b)room
c)hotel
d)school
23.
Walter de la Mare is known as a ___________.
a)war
poet
b)children’s poet
c)romantic poet
d) people’s poet
24.
What is an epitaph?
a)an
eulogy
b)an inscription on a tombstone
c)a brief, witty poem
d) none of these
25.
What is the subject of an epitaph?
a)love
b)morality
b)life
d)all above
AN EPITAPH QUESTION ANSWER
1.
Where
does the lady lie? How does she look to poet?
Ans. She lies in her grave. The poet thinks that she was the most
beautiful lady that ever lived in the West Country.
2.
What
does the poet think about ‘beauty’?
Ans. The poet thinks that beauty is fleeting. Even the rarest beauty
must perish.
3.
What
does the poet mean when he says ‘And when I crumble’?
Ans. The poet means ‘When I die, when I am no more’.
4.
What
will happen when the poet dies?
Ans. The memory of the beautiful lady of the western country is alive
in the heart of the poet. When he dies, nobody will ever think of her.
5.
Why
is the poet sad? Give two reasons.
Ans. The poet is sad that even a most beautiful lady had to die. He is
also sad that nobody would remember her after his death.
6.
What
were two qualities of her character?
Ans. She was light of step and light of heart.
7.
What,
according to the poet are two qualities of beauty?
Ans. According to Walter de la Mare, beauty vanishes and beauty passes.
Vanish and pass both mean coming to an end.
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