Poetry
Chapter- 3
The Sick Rose
-William Blake
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| The Sick Rose SAQ |
SAQ (Short Questions and Answers)
1)Name the collections of poems from where the poem, ‘The Sick Rose’ is taken?
Ans: The collection of poems is ‘Songs of Experience’ from where the poem, ‘The Sick Rose’ is taken.
2)How many quatrains are there in the poem, ‘The Sick Rose’?
Ans: There are two quatrains in the poem, ‘The Sick Rose’.
3)What is the rhyme scheme of the poem, ‘The Sick Rose’?
Ans: The rhyme scheme of the poem, ‘The Sick Rose’ is abcd, defe.
4)Why is the rose sick?
Ans: The rose is sick because an invisible worm has destroyed its innocence and virginity.
5)When does the worm fly?
Or. During What time of the day does the worm fly?
Ans: The worm flies in the night of the howling storm.
6)When did the worm creep into the rose’s bed?
Ans: The worm crept into the rose’s bed in the night of the howling storm.
7)How has the storm been described in the poem, ‘The Sick Rose’?
Ans: In the poem, ‘The Sick Rose’, the storm has been described as howling.
8)Who has found the bed?
Ans: The invisible worm has found the rose’s bed.
9)Why is the worm called invisible?
Ans: The worm is called invisible because it was the darkness of a stormy night when the worn flies in.
10)What has the worm found out?
Ans: The worm has found out the rose’s bed.
11)What does the rose stand for?
Ans: The rose stands for innocence.
12)What does the worm stand for?
Ans: The worm stands for experience.
13)What colour is the rose’s joy?
Ans: The Colour of the rose’s joy is crimson.
14) ‘Has found out thy bed/Of crimson joy.’ – What does the phrase ‘crimson joy’ indicate?
Ans: The phrase ‘crimson joy’ indicates sexual pleasure and the destruction of innocence.
15)What destroys the life of the rose?
Ans: The dark secret love of the worm destroys the life of the rose.
16)What do you mean by the phrase ‘ secret love’?
Ans: The phrase ‘secret love’ means illicit love.
17)What does the word ‘dark’ in the expression ‘dark secret love’ stand for?
Ans: In the expression ‘dark secret love’, dark stands for destructive and evil.
18)What type of poem is ‘The Sick Rose’?
Ans: ‘The Sick Rose’ is a symbolic poem.
19)Explain ‘The Sick Rose ‘ as a symbolic poem?
Ans: The poem, ‘The Sick Rose’, is symbolic because the rose symbolises innocent female sex and the worm symbolises experienced male sex.
20)Who is the poet of the poem “The Sick Rose”?
Ans: The poet of the poem “The Sick Rose” is William Blake.
21)Who is the speaker in the poem?
Ans: Here in this poem the speaker is the poet William Blake himself.
22)What type of poem is “The Sick Rose”?
Ans: The poem “The Sick Rose” is a symbolic poem.
23)When does the worm fly ?
Ans: The worm flies in the howling stormy night.
24)Where has the poem been taken?
Ans: The poem has been taken from Blake’s “Songs of Experience” which was published in 1794.
25)What does the ‘rose’ symbolise in the poem?
Ans: In this poem, the ‘rose’ symbolises innocence, beauty, purity and true love.
26)Where has the worm entered?
Ans: The worm has entered into the crimson bed of the rose.
27)Why has the worm entered into the crimson bed of the rose?
Ans: The worm has entered into the crimson bed of the rose to its beauty, chastity and life.
28)How is the worm’s love?
Ans: The worm’s love is dark and secret.
29)When does the worm fly?
Ans: The worm flies at night.
30)What do you mean by “howling storm’?
Ans: Howling storm suggests that nature is furious as some evil is out to mar the natural order of things.
31)What has the worm found joyfully?
Ans: The worm has finally found out the bed of crimson joy of the rose.
32)What makes the worm joyous?
Ans: The worm is Joyous as it manages to go into the heart of the rose.
33)Why is the image ‘crimson joy’ used?
Ans: The image ‘crimson joy’ has a two-fold suggestion in which ‘crimson’ suggests that the rose is bleeding and ‘joy’ denotes the extreme happiness of the worm that fully captures the rose.
34) “And his dark secret love-Whose ‘love’ is referred to here?
Ans: The ‘love’ of the worm is referred to here.
35)Which two adjectives are used to express the sinister love of the worm towards the rose?
Ans: The two adjectives are “dark’ and secret.
36)What does the worm finally do with the rose?
Ans: Finally the worm perishes the life of the rose.
37) “Does thy life destroy”.-Who destroys whose life?
The worm destroys the life of the rose.
38)There are at least three contrasted expressions in the poem “The Sick Rose. Write them.
Ans: Three contrasted expressions used in the poem “The Sick Rose” are ‘The Sick Rose’, ‘Crimson joy’ and ‘Dark secret love’.
39)What is the central idea of the poem “The Sick Rose’?
Ans: The central idea of the poem The Sick Rose is the destruction of innocence by experience.
40)What is the poet’s view to life as you find illustrated in the poem “The Sick Rose’?
Ans: Blake views life fallen from the divine state of glory and grace, unspoiled love and simplicity owing to the banal experience of life and possessiveness of love.
41)Who is invisible in Blake’s poem The Sick Rose?
Ans: The worm is invisible in Blake’s poem The Sick Rose’
42)What does the worm feel when it discovers itself in the rose’s bed?
Ans: The worm is exceedingly joyous when he discovers itself in the rose’s bed.
43)Who flies in the night in the howling storm?
Ans: The worm flies in the night in the howling storm.
44)What destroys the life of the rose?
Ans: The dark secret love of the worm destroys the life of the rose.
45)What is the colour of the worm's joy?
Ans: The colour of the worm's joy is crimson.
46)Which poem of William Blake is included in your syllabus?
Ans: “The Sick Rose” by William Blake is included in our syllabus.
47)Where is the poem “The Sick Rose taken?
Ans: “The Sick Rose” is taken from Blake’s “Songs of Experience”.
48)What is the meaning of ‘sick’ in Blake’s poem “The Sick Rose”?
Ans: The ‘sick’ in Blake’s poem “The Sick Rose’ means dying or ill.
49)How does Blake begin his poem “The Sick Rose”?
Ans: Blake begins his poem “The Sick Rose” with an impassioned address to the rose.
50)What is the cause of the rose being sick?
Ans: The rose is sick because the invisible worm bites it sharply.
51)Why is the worm invisible?
Ans: The worm is invisible because it flies on a dark stormy night.
52)How is the night when the worm enters the rose?
Ans: The night is stormy and dark when the worm enters the rose.
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