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Vivekananda English Kendra Bhavisah Chowk Saharsa-15, An Epitaph-Walter De La Mare, , About the poet:- Walter De La Mare, "An Epitaph" is written by Walter De La Mare. He was born in 1873 at Charlton, London, England. He, , died on 22 July 1956 in Twickenham, United Kingdom. He lost his father at the age of four and moved to, London with his mother. He is known as " Children's Poet" He is known for his sensitive, concerns, with, the world of children and supernatural. He wrote many poems like, songs for the children and peacock, pie. Queen Elizabesth honored him with the Order of Merit in 1953., , Lyrics of Walter De La Mare, , Here lies a most beautiful lady:, Light of step and heart was she;
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A. John Keats, B. Walter De La Mare, C. John Donne, D. Amar Sharma, 2) ‘An Epitaph’ is a work refers to____, A. inscription on tomb, B. inscription on building, C. inscription on grave, D. inscription on ancient, 3) Walter De La Mare was born in________, A. 1873, B. 1775, C. 1867, D. 1883, 4) Walter De Mare died in_______, A. 1956, B. 1967, C. 1978, D. 1923, 5) Walter lost his father at the age of ____
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A. Four, B. Six, C. Twenty, D. Thirty, 6) A beautiful________lies in the Epitaph, A. Girl, B. Lady, C. Woman, D. Widow, 7) Walter De La Mare is known as____, A. Children’s Poet, B. People’s poet, C. War poet, D. Metaphysical poet, 8) Walter De La Mare honoured with “Order of Merit” in 1953 by________, A. Akbar, B. Queen Elizabeth- II, C. Narendra Modi, D. Martin Luther King .Jr, 9) Queen Elizabeth-II honoured him with_____award in 1953
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A. Order of Merit, B. Pulitzer award, C. Nobel prize, D. Sahitya Academy, 10) The lady was most____________, A. Beautiful, B. Ugly, C. Sexy, D. Cruel, 11) Walter De La Mare was a ___poet, A. Modern, B. Romantic, C. Metaphysical, D. War, 12) The lady lies in an____________, A. Epitaph, B. Grave, C. Canal, D. House, 13) The word “Crumble” means____________
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A. Die, B. Kill, C. Enjoy, D. Sorrow, 14) Walter De La Mare knew a __lady who has been dead, A. Innocent, B. Thin, C. Fat, D. Beautiful, 15) The poet thinks that___is not everlasting., A. Body, B. Youth, C. Beauty, D. Boldness, 16) The poet feels that after his death nobody will______that lady, A. Forget, B. Love, C. Hate, D. Remember, 17) He was born in the village of___in Kent.
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A. Meerganj, B. Charlton, C. Ramdiri, D. Mosadpur, 18) “Songs for Children” is written by_____, A. Rupert Brooke, B. K.N. Daruwala, C. D.H. Lawrence, D. Walter De La Mare, 19) ”Peacock Pie” is written by__________, B. Rupert Brooke, C. John Keats, D. Walter De La Mare, D. Amar Sir, 20) An Epitaph is written by_________, A. Rupert Brooke, B. Walter De La Mare, C. Rudyard Kipling, D. Walt Whitman, 21) An Epitaph is a ____of a beautiful lady
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A., , A) Tomb, , B., , B) Temple, , C., , C) Church, , D., , D) Gurudwara, 22) Walter De La Mare was famous for ____, , A., , A) Natural Poem, , B., , B) Love Poem, C) Children Poem, D) War poem, 23) However rare, beauty,, A) Mules, B) Grumbles, C) Vanishes, D) Rides, 24) An Epitaph' is a ___, A) Story, B) Monologue, C) Essay, D) Poetry, 25) 'Light of step and heart was she' is taken fromA) Fire- Hymn, B) Snake, C) An Epitaph, D) The Soldier, 26) Poet shows fresh interest in themes., A) Old, B) Medieval, C) Love, D) None of these, 27) Walter de la mare wasA) a poet, B) a novelist, C) a short story, D) all of these
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28) Poet belonged to ____ century., A) 19th century, B) 20th century, C) 18th century, D) none of these, 29) The tone of the poem 'An Epitaph' means to..., A) Happy, B) Melancholy, C) Romantic, D) None of these, , A) The North Country, , 30) The lady mentioned in the poem, 'An Epitaph' Belonged to..., B) The East Country, C) The West Country, D) The South Country, , Question Answer of An Epitaph, This Questions Answer are based on Rainbow Part II Book, , 1. Where does the lady lie?, Ans- The lady lies in an Epitaph. She lies there in the memory of her beloved., 2. How does she look to the poet ?, Ans- She looks to the poet the most beautiful lady ever born in the west country., 3.Was she a kind and considerate lady?, Ans- No, She was not a considerate lady. She had the habit of moving here and, there, 4. What does the poet think about beauty ?, Ans- The poet thinks about the beauty that it is short-lived and will disappear, one day or another., , 5. What does the poet mean when he says 'And when I crumble'., Ans- The poet is sad to think that nobody will remember the most beautiful lady, in the west country.
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6. What will happen when the poet dies?, Ans- When the poet will die nobody will remember the beautiful lady of The, West Country, 7. What according to the poet, are the two qualities of 'beauty'?, Ans- The two qualities of beauty are Short lived and Rare. The poet want to say, that beauty is rare and it disappears after sometime., , Vivekananda English Kendra Bhavisah Chowk Saharsa15, By:-M.K Yadav, M.A(English) Soft Skill trainer, Mob:-8340487342, YouTube channel:-Vivekanand English Kendra, Saharsa