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? [Annual Exam. =2014, 2020]
Ans. The rose is sick because an invisible worm has destroyed its innocence and virginity.
5)When does the worm fly? [Annual Exam. =2018]
Or. During What time of the day does the worm fly? [Annual Exam. = 2017]
Ans. The worm flies in the night of the howling storm.
6)When did the worm creep into the rose’s bed? [Annual Exam. = 2014]
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’? [Annual Exam. = 2016]
Ans. In the poem, ‘The Sick Rose’, the storm has been described as howling.
8)Who has found out the bed?
Ans. The invisible worm has found out the rose’s bed.
9)Why is the worm called invisible? [Annual Exam. =2019]
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? [Annual Exam. = 2015]
Ans. The worm has found out the rose’s bed.
11)What does the rose stand for? [Annual Exam. = 2015]
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? [Annual Exam. =2017]
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? [Annual Exam. =2015, 2018]
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? [Annual Exam. = 2020]
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.
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