AN EPITAPH Walter de la Mare. Short Answer Type Questions 1. In the poem 'An Epitaph', what will happen when the poet dies? Long Answer Type Questions 1. Write the summary of An Epitaph. Explanation 1. I think she was the most beautiful lady That ever was in the West country. 2. Here lies a most beautiful lady, Light of step and heart was she; Short Answer Type Questions 1. The poet Walter de la More in the poem 'An Epitaph' expressed his deep concern over the death of the most beautiful lady of the west country. The poet says that when he will die no-body will remember the beautiful lady of the west country. Long Answer Type Questions 1. 'An Epitaph' is a beautiful short poem composed by Walter de la Mare. It is heart touchable poem. In this love poem, the poet tells us about the most beautiful lady of a western country who is no more in this world. The poet deals with the transistorises of human life and human relationships. The poet expresses his bad feelings for a beautiful lady who has died. She was light of step and heart. Her beauty was very attractive but it is short-lived. There is no way to save beauty from destruction. After her death, her beauty vanishes and passes. The poet loved her so much that when she was dead, he was weeping bitterly. He used to sit on her epitaph, where she was laid down. The poet feels that nobody will remember after his death. The poet wants to say that if a lover loves someone too much by heart can never leave her alone. At last, the poet says that beauty vanishes but the moral work always be remembered. Explanation 1. This line has been taken from the poem 'An Epitaph' composed by Walter de La Mare. The poet says that here lies a most beautiful lady, Light of heart and step was she; I think she was the most beautiful lady that ever was in the west country. But beauty passes; beauty vanishes, However rare, rare it be; And when I die, who will remember that lady of the west country. The poet indicates towards a grave and says that this is the tomb in which my love is laid down. It shows that if a lover loves someone too much by heart can never leave her alone. 2. This line has been taken from the poem 'An Epitaph' composed by Walter de La Mare. Here, the poet expresses his sad feeling for a very beautiful lady who has died. She was the most beautiful lady in the west country. She was light of step and heart. Her beauty was very attractive, but it is short-lived. The poet indicates towards a grave and says that this is the tomb in which my love is laid down. It shows that if a lover loves someone too much by heart can never leave her alone.