Class 12th English 100 Marks Short Question and Summary
5. AN EPITAPH ⇒ ( Walter De La Mare 1873 – 1956)
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Que. Where does the lady lie ?
Ans⇒ The lady lies in the grave under the epitaph.
Que. How does she look to the poet ?
Ans⇒ She looks very beautiful and kind hearted to the poet.
Que. Was she a kind and considerate lady ?
Ans⇒ Yes, she was a kind and considerate lady.
Que. What does the poet think about ‘beauty’ ?
Ans⇒ The poet things about ‘beauty’ means ‘inner quality’ through which some body impresses others.
Que. What does the poet mean when he says ‘And when I crumble’ ?
Ans⇒ He says ‘And when I crumble’ means when he dies, nobody will remember the lady of the west country (England) because his death is certain.
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5. AN EPITAPH ( Walter De La Mare 1873 – 1956)
The poem “An Epitaph” has been written by Walter De La Mare who is a famous poet of England. He is awarded by ‘order of merit’ in 1953 by queen Elizabeth ll. He is highly impressed by her but she dies soon. The poet becomes upset because of her untimely death. He says that she was a very beautiful lady who lived for her country men. She was a selfishless and kind hearted lady who did much for the people of England. She loved her country and country men much. He says that she was a great lady. In the last two lines of the poem he expresses his sorrow and says that if he dies, nobody will remember the lady of England (west country) because he knows the lady very well. He says that she was a lady by birth but by work she was not in the list of ladies. This is a very short poem but the meaning of it is very depth.
