lesson- 05 (An Epitaph) by- Walter de la mare
ABOUT POET
"An epitaph" is written by Walter de la mare. He was an English poet, short story writer, and novelist. He is probably best remembered for his works for children, for his poem "peacock pie " and "songs for children ". Queen elizabeth 2 honoured him with the order of merit in 1953 . He is known for his sensitive concerns with the world of children and the world of supernatural.
Full name: Walter John de la Mare
SUMMARY OF THE POEM
"An Epitaph" is a poem composed by Walter de la Mare. He is known for his sensitive concerns with the world of children. This poem is the depiction of the most beautiful lady of the western world. The poet says that nothing is permanent in the world. Everything is temporary. One who is born is to die. Death spares none consequently the beautiful lady dies one day. Nobody now remembers her except poet. The poet again shows his sense of transitoriness of the world by asking the people that who will remember the lady after the death of the poet. Thus we see that the poet emphasises the transitoriness of the world.
Now the leaves are falling fast
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WORD POWER
Epitaph - समाधिलेख
Light of step and heart :- स्वछन्द रूप से घूमना
Vanishes - गायब होना
Rare - दुर्लभ
Crumble - टुकड़ों में बाँटना , मरना
Melancholy - उदासी
Themes- विषयों
Evincing- जताना
Genius - प्रतिभा
P.no- 148
B.1.1 Read the following sentences and write T for true and F for false statements.
A) the poet Express his sad feeling for a lady. T
B) The lady belonged to the north country. F
C) The poet consideres her the most beautiful lady . T
D) 'Beauty' remains forever if we take proper care for it. F.
E) There are other persons who always know the lady. F
F) The poet feels that after his death nobody will remember her . T
B.1.2 Answer the following questions briefly .
1) Where does the lady lie?
- The Lady lies into her tomb .
2) How does she look to the poet ?
- She looks very beautiful to the poet .
3) Was she a kind and considerate lady ?
- Yes, she is a kind and considerate lady .
4) What does the poet think about 'beauty' ?
- The poet think beauty is rare but not permannent .
5) What does the poet mean when he says ' And when i crumble ' .
- When the poet says 'And when i crumble' it means when the poet died .
OBJECTIVE
1. AN EPITAPH is written by ........
Ans :- Walter de la mare
2. Walter de la mare was born on .........
Ans:- 25 Apr 1873 (Charlton )
3 . Walter de la mare was died on .........
Ans:- 22 June 1956 ( Twickenham ,UK)
4 . Who was the father of Walter de la mare ?
Ans:- James Edward de la mare
5. Who was the Mother of Walter de la mare ?
Ans:- lucy Sophia browning
6 . Who was the wife of Walter de la mare ?
Ans:- elfrieda ingpen
7. Walter de la mare got 'order of merit' in ............ By .............. .
Ans:- 1953 , Queen Elizabeth 2
8. He lost his father at the age of....... .
Ans:- four
9. After his father's death , his mother sifted in ............. With family .
Ans :- London
10. An Epitaph’ deals with a beautiful-
Answer ⇒lady
11. The lady mentioned in the poem, ‘An Epitaph’ belonged to-
Answer ⇒ the West Country
12. The poetic device, which is used in the poem, ‘An Epitaph’ is –
Answer:- ambiguity
13. The term ‘crumble’ used in the poem, ‘An Epitaph’ means to-
Answer ⇒ die
14. The tone of the poem, ‘An Epitaph’ means to –
Answer:- melancholy
15. Walter de la Mare belonged to…………. century.
Answer:- 20th
16. Walter de la Mare was-
Answer:- a poct , a novelist , a short story-writer
17. Songs for children and peacock pie are written by :-
Answer :- Walter de la mare
18.The poet feels that after his death nobody will …………….. her.
Answer :- Remember
19. According to poet .............. Is rare .
Answer :- beauty
20. The lady, who is died, lies in the –
Answer :- grave
21. ‘Light of step and heart was she’ is taken from-
Answer :- An Epitaph
22. ‘And when I crumble, who will remember" is written by-
Answer:- Walter de la Mare
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D. Word study .
Ex.1. correct the spelling of the following words.
Beautyful - Beautiful
Vanises - Vanish
Crumbul - crumble
Rimembar - Remember
Ladies - lady
D3. Word meaning :-
Ex1. Fill in the blanks with the antonyms of the following words given in the box .
1. The stars suddenly ............... From behind the cloud. Ans- Apear
2. As the room was .............. I could not see anything . Ans - dark
3. They created an ............... Scene when they fought together . Ans :- ugly
4 . A crow is a ................. Bird in India. Ans :- common
5. We can never............. The valuable sacrifice of the leaders of the freedom struggle moment . Ans :- forget
E.GRAMMAR
Ex:- fill in the blanks with a /an/ the where necessary .
1 . Most of ............ students today want to work in ............ USA .ans:- the , *
2. There is ............... red rose on ............. plant ................Rose has become quite attractive . Ans:- A , the , the
3 . There are very few students in ................. university, who want to pursue research work. Ans:- the
4. ........... Apple ........... Day keeps ......... Doctor away . Ans:- an , a , the
5. I have met ............. MLA today . Ans:- an
