ABOUT POET
“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 Elizabeth
honored him with the Order of Merit in 1953.
SUMMARY
An Epitaph is a poem composed by Walter de la Mare. An Epitaph describes a beautiful woman who lies in a grave after her death 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. Now she is in her tomb. No body now remembers her. Only the poet remembers her. 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.
WORD POWER
- Beauty= सुंदरता
- Concerns=दिलचस्पी
- Crumble=मर जाना
- Evincing=इशारा करना
- Genius=प्रतिभाशाली
- However=हालांकि
- Interest=दिलचस्पी
- Lady=स्त्री
- Lies=लेटना
- Light of step and heart=उद्देशीन घूमना
- Melancholy=उदासी
- Passes=मर जाना
- Rare=दुर्लभ
- Remember=याद करना
- Sensitive=भावुक
- Supernatural=अलौलिक
- Themes=मूल वस्तु
- Vanishes=लुप्त होना
VVI MCQ’s
1) “An Epitaph” is the poem of______
- John Keats
- Walter De La Mare
- John Donne
- Amar Sharma
2) ‘An Epitaph’ is a work refers to____
- inscription on tomb
- inscription on building
- inscription on grave
- inscription on ancient
3) Walter De La Mare was born in________
- 1873
- 1775
- 1867
- 1883
4) Walter De Mare died in_______
- 1956
- 1967
- 1978
- 1923
5) Walter lost his father at the age of ____
- Four
- Six
- Twenty
- Thirty
6) A beautiful________lies in the Epitaph
- Girl
- Lady
- Woman
- Widow
7) Walter De La Mare is known as____
- Children’s Poet
- People’s poet
- War poet
- Metaphysical poet
8) Walter De La Mare honoured with “Order of Merit” in 1953 by________
- Akbar
- Queen Elizabeth- II
- Narendra Modi
- Martin Luther King .Jr
9) Queen Elizabeth-II honoured him with_____award in 1953
- Order of Merit
- Pulitzer award
- Nobel prize
- Sahitya Academy
10) The lady was most____________
- Beautiful
- Ugly
- Sexy
- Cruel
11) Walter De La Mare was a ___poet
- Modern
- Romantic
- Metaphysical
- War
12) The lady lies in an____________
- Epitaph
- Grave
- Canal
- House
13) The word “Crumble” means____________
- Die
- Kill
- Enjoy
- Sorrow
14) Walter De La Mare knew a __lady who has been dead
- Innocent
- Thin
- Fat
- Beautiful
15) The poet thinks that___is not everlasting.
- Body
- Youth
- Beauty
- Boldness
16) The poet feels that after his death nobody will______that lady
- Forget
- Love
- Hate
- Remember
17) He was born in the village of___in Kent.
- Meerganj
- Charlton
- Ramdiri
- Mosadpur
18) “Songs for Children” is written by_____
- Rupert Brooke
- K.N. Daruwala
- D.H. Lawrence
- Walter De La Mare
19) ”Peacock Pie” is written by__________
- Rupert Brooke
- John Keats
- Walter De La Mare
- Amar Sir
20) An Epitaph is written by_________
- Rupert Brooke
- Walter De La Mare
- Rudyard Kipling
- Walt Whitman
21) An Epitaph is a ____of a beautiful lady
- Tomb
- Temple
- Church
- Gurudwara
22) Walter De La Mare was famous for ____
- A) Natural Poem
- B) Love Poem
- C) Children Poem
- D) War poem
23) However rare, beauty,
- Mules
- Grumbles
- Vanishes
- Rides
24) An Epitaph’ is a ___
- Story
- Monologue
- Essay
- Poetry
25) ‘Light of step and heart was she’ is taken from-
- Fire- Hymn
- Snake
- An Epitaph
- The Soldier
26) Poet shows fresh interest in themes.
- Old
- Medieval
- Love
- None of these
27) Walter de la mare was-
- a poet
- a novelist
- a short story
- all of these
28) Poet belonged to ____ century.
- 19th century
- 20th century
- C) 18th century
- D) none of these
29) The tone of the poem ‘An Epitaph’ means to…
- Happy
- Melancholy
- Romantic
- None of these
30) The lady mentioned in the poem, ‘An Epitaph’ Belonged to…
- The North Country
- The East Country
- The West Country
- The South Country
VVI QUESTION & ANSWERS
1. Where does the lady lie?
Ans- The lady lies in an Epitaph. She lies there in the memory of his 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.
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.
