- Action, Linking, and Auxiliary Verb: Definitions, Functions, and Examples
- Correct Use of Verbs
- Correct Use of Preposition
- Present Perfect vs. Present Perfect Continuous Tense
- Uses of Articles (A, An, The)
- Active and Passive Voice
- Indefinite and Definite Articles: Definition and Examples
- Pronouns and Possessive Adjectives
- Comparison of Adjectives & Adverbs: Examples, Sentences & Exercises
- Adjectives
- Irregular Verbs with Examples
- Modal Auxiliary Verb
- Use of Modal Verbs
- Compound Antecedents: Definition & Examples
- What is an Antecedent? Definition, Meaning & Examples
- What Are Collective Nouns?
- What Are Possessive Nouns? Examples, Definition & Types
Comprehensive English: Sentence Structure: Understanding Grammar
- Parts of Speech
- Degree of Comparison
- Difference Between Direct & Indirect Objects in Sentence Structure
- Gerunds: Are They Verbs? Are They Nouns?
- Conjunction vs. Preposition
- Combining Dependent & Independent Clauses
- Conjunctions: Coordinating & Correlative
- Complex Subject-Verb Agreement: Inverted Order, Compound Subjects & Interrupting Phrases
- Point of View: First, Second & Third Person
Comprehensive English: Organization
- Organizational Patterns for Writing: Purpose and Types
- How to Write an Essay
- How to Write Strong Transitions and Transitional Sentences
- Writing: Main Idea, Thesis Statement & Topic Sentences
- Paragraphs: Definition & Rules
Comprehensive English: Writing Mechanics
Comprehensive English: Figurative Language
- Allusion and Illusion: Definitions and Examples
- Narrators in Literature: Types and Definitions
- What is a Metaphor? Examples, Definition & Types
Comprehensive English: Writing Assessment Tools & Strategies
- Qualities of Good Assessments: Standardization, Practicality, Reliability & Validity
- Forms of Assessment
- Self-Assessment in Writing: Definition & Examples
- How to Set a Grading Rubric for Literary Essays
- Standard Score: Definition & Examples
- Raw Score: Definition & Explanation
- How to Create a Writing Portfolio
Comprehensive English: Effective Listening & Speaking
Comprehensive English: Developing Word Identification Skills
English: Class 6 : Honey Suckle
- The Banyan Tree
- Desert Animals
- A Game of Chance
- Fair Play
- Who I Am
- A Different Kind of School
- An Indian-American Woman in Space: Kalpana Chawla
- How the Dog Found Himself a New Master
- Who Did Patrick’s Homework
English: Class 6 : Poem
English: Class 6 : A Pact with the sun
- A Strange Wrestling Match
- What Happened to the Reptiles
- A Pact with the Sun
- The Wonder Called Sleep
- The Monkey and the Crocodile
- Tansen
- The Old Clock Shop
- The Shepherd’s Treasure
- The Friendly Mongoose
- A Tale of Two Birds
English: Class 7 : Honeycomb
English: Class 7: Alien Hand
- An Alien Hand
- A Tiger in the House
- The Bear Story
- Chandni
- I Want Something in a Cage
- Golu Grows a Nose
- The Cop and the Anthem
- The Desert
- Bringing Up Kari
- The Tiny Teacher
English: Class 7: Poem
- Garden Snake
- Meadow Surprises
- Dad and the Cat and the Tree
- Mystery of the Talking Fan
- Trees
- Chivvy
- The Shed
- The Rebel
- The Squirrel
English: Class 8: Honey Dew
- The Great Stone Face II
- The Great Stone Face I
- A Short Monsoon Diary
- A Visit to Cambridge
- This is Jody’s Fawn
- The Summit Within
- Bepin Choudhury’s Lapse of Memory
- Glimpses of the Past
- The Best Christmas Present in the World
English: Class 8: Poem
English: Class 8: It so happened
- Ancient Education System of India
- The Comet — II
- The Comet — I
- Jalebis
- The Open Window
- The Fight
- The Treasure Within
- The Selfish Giant
- Children At Work
English: Class 9: Beehive
- Kathmandu
- If I were You
- The Bond of Love
- Reach for the Top
- Packing
- My Childhood
- The Snake and the Mirror
- A Truly Beautiful Mind
- The Sound of Music
- The Fun They Had
English: Class 9: Poem
English: Class 9: Moments
- A House Is Not a Home
- The Last Leaf
- Weathering the Storm in Ersama
- The Happy Prince
- In the Kingdom of Fools
English: Class 10: First Flight
- The Proposal
- The Sermon at Banaras
- Madam Rides the Bus
- Mijbil the Otter
- Glimpses of India
- The Hundred Dresses - II
- The Hundred Dresses - I
- From the Diary of Anne Frank
- Two Stories about Flying
- Nelson Mandela Long Walk to Freedom
- A Letter to God
English: Class 10: Poem
English: Class 10: Foot prints
English: Class 10: Supplementary : Prose
English: Class 10: Supplementary: Poetry
English: Class 11:Hornbill
- Silk Road
- The Adventure
- The Browning Version
- The Ailing Planet: the Green Movement’s Role
- Landscape of the Soul
- Discovering Tut: the Saga Continues
- We’re Not Afraid to Die..if We Can All Be Together
- The Portrait of a Lady
English: Class 11: Supplementary
- The Tale of Melon City
- Birth
- The Ghat of the Only World
- Albert Einstein at School
- Ranga’s Marriage
- The Address
- The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse
English: Class 11: Poem
- 2Ajamil and the Tigers
- Ode to a Nightingale
- Felling of the Banyan Tree
- Refugee Blues
- For Elkana
- Hawk Roosting
- Mother Tongue
- The World is too Much With Us
- Telephone Conversation
- Coming
- Let me Not to the Marriage of True Minds
- The Peacock
English: Class 12: Prose
- Going Places
- The Interview
- Poets and Pancakes
- Indigo
- The Rattrap
- Deep Water
- Lost Spring
- The Last Lesson
English: Class 12: Supplementary
Introduction
‘Not Marble, nor the Gilded Monuments’ is written by one of the most prominent poets the world has ever seen, Wilpam Shakespeare. This sonnet is beautifully rhythmic. The poet tries to show the power of words and rhymes in this sonnet. It is about the destructive power of nature. There are multiple pterary devices used in this sonnet. Some of the pterary devices are alpteration, allusion, personification, repetition and epithet.
Summary
The poem is the 55th sonnet by Wilpam Shakespeare. The sonnet is beautifully written and it is rhythmic. The author has tried to describe the power and durabipty of poems and pterature.
In the first stanza, the poet says that his poem will last longer than the gold-plated monuments and statues constructed by powerful and rich men. Those men think that they will become immortal by building marble monuments and gilded statues, but the time is unfaithful. Time is the biggest enemy of monuments and it does not differ for rich or poor. Every statue and monument will be destroyed over time. Here the author has described time as a slut who is not loyal to anyone. The author says that future generations will not know the glory of those powerful kings because no matter how big or powerful monuments they built, they will be destroyed in war or by the ravages of time. However, the great verses written about the glory of those powerful and kind people will always leave an impact on one’s soul that will not be forgotten. The author tries to convey that no matter what happens the poetry will be remembered by people who enjoy them. No great warrior, even the God of War cannot destroy the beautiful verses from one’s soul.
Further, in the next pnes, the poet adds that humankind is destructive in nature and no matter how powerful a monument one builds it will be destroyed in war or destroyed over time. So, the author again clarifies that it is the art and the biography of a person in the form of poetry which will never be destroyed and forgotten. Those who love that person will have lovely memories stored in their mind and poetry will help those memories to propagate to future generations. The poet is also talking about his friend for whom he has written this beautiful sonnet. He says that his friend s memory and his poem will outpve every monument and statue in the world.
Poet further says that, despite the destruction of monuments and death, the memory of that person will pve in the hearts of people as beautiful verses. And as long as humanity will exist, people will remember that person and read the verses written about him. Poet here refers to Doomsday which is supposed to be the last day of humanity.
In the last two pnes, the poet tells his friend that he will rise from the grave with the rest of us on judgement day. Judgement day is a concept in Christianity when God will come on earth to judge humanity and humankind will end. And in the last days of humanity the memory of his friend will be stored in the hearts and souls of people.
The poem shows the power of pterature and art. People die but their good deeds and great works are remembered through pieces of pterature and not by any monuments and stories
Questions and Answers
Q. Why do you think the rich and powerful people get monuments and statues erected in their memory?
Ans. Rich and Powerful people are filled with pride and arrogance and think people will see their glory even after they die. They do not reapse that monuments get destroyed by nature and people will not remember them forever.
Q. Explain how the monuments and statues brave the ravages of time.
Ans. Monuments and statues are made of stone and cement which are strong and structures constructed with these can stay for centuries. They can withstand extreme weather conditions.
Q. Why does the poet refer to time as being sluttish?
Ans. Time has been referred to as sluttish, by the poet because it doesn’t wait for anyone. It cares for no one and treats everyone the same. Time has no one, it does not care for anyone
Q. The poet says that neither forces of nature nor wars can destroy his poetry. In fact, even the godly powers of Mars will not have a devastating effect on his rhyme. What quapty of the poet is revealed through these pnes?
Ans. In the following pnes, the poet simply wants to say that, Poetry and rhymes are permanent. It will always be apve with humanity. Even God could not destroy the rhymes and powerful and egoistic people can’t understand this.
FAQs
Q. According to the poet what is indestructible
Ans: According to the poet, poems are indestructible and cannot be destroyed by nature. Poet thinks that his lyrics are immortal.
Q. How will the brave men be remembered?
Ans: According to the poet, brave men will be remembered by the poetry, and it will last a long time. Monuments and statues will be destroyed by nature and human beings but the greatest warriors can’t destroy poetry.
Q. Why did the kings make the Gilded monuments?
Ans: Kings and rulers made gilded monuments and statues so that future generations will remember them and see their glory.
Q. What is the theme of this poem?
Ans: The poem shows the indestructible nature of poetry and the destructive nature of humans.