The theme of destruction and decay in P.B. Shelley’s Sonnet 'Ozymandias'

Question : Write the moral of the poem “Ozymandias.”

Or, Discuss the theme of destruction and decay in P.B. Shelley’s Sonnet “Ozymandias”

Or, Human being must  submit to the eternal law of destruction and decay.

Or, Is Shelly a pessimist or an optimist?

             

Answer :

In the poem “Ozymandias” the poet P.B. Shelley has described the eternal teuth that nothing on earth is permanent. Everything is subject to death and decay. In the poem ‘Ozymandias’ there is a touch of melancholy and sadness. It makes us reftect over the vanity of human wishes and the failure of our efforts to keep our memory alive forever. The contrast between the past glory of the king and the present condition of the statue is very striking to the mind and emphasizes the mord of the poem. The poem subtle flatters and vanity. We feel after reading it that we are wiser than Ozymandias who never knew the irony of his inscriptions.

How does Edmund Spenser express his heart felt love towards his beloved in the Sonnet-I

Question: How does Edmund Spenser express his heart felt love towards his beloved in the “Sonnet-1”

Or, Described how spenser’s beloved is portrayed in the sonnet “ Happy ye leaves! when as those Lily hands.”

Answer:

The sonnet “Happy ye leaves! When as those Lily hands” shows the poets ardent love for his beloved. It conveys his deepest sentiment on her attitude to his love. It expresses the poet attend submissiveness, the wretched plight of his dying spirit on his soul’s longing for her blessed look. It is a total surrounder of the poet to his beloved.

Robert Browning’s “My Last Duches” as a dramatic monologue

Question: What is dramatic Monologue? Describe Robert Browning’s “My Last Duches” as a dramatic monologue.

Answer:

A dramatic monologue is type of loyric poem. It is the speech of a single person who is not the poet but some other character. In a dramatic monologue a single person speaks to silent listener. In a dtamatie monologue the speaker reveals his character and temperament to his readers as he speaks. It is essential study of character. It is a study of mental stragles and moral crisis. A dramatic monologue is predominently, psychological, analytical, meditative and argumantative. The ideal aim of a dramatic monologue is self-portrayal. In a dramatic monologue the other character remains silent all along. A poet uses their type of poem to express hiss own philosophy direclty or indirectly.

Ted Hughes uses animals in his poems

Question: Ted Hughes uses animals in his poems not for the sake of animals but for human being.

Answer:

Ted Hughes has deep inclination towards animal imagery. He has been obsessed with animals. He uses animals as a means to express his own philosophy about human being. Many of his poems are based on animals. In these poems he deals with violent instict in animals he actvally deals with wild instinet in human beings. His mains focus of attention is not an animal but on human being.

What does Thomas Hardy say in his poem 'In Time of the Breaking Nations'

Question: What does the poet Thomas Hardy say in his poem “In Time of the Breaking Nations.”

Answer:

Thomas Hardy is a famous poet. His poem “In Time of the Breaking Nations” is a remarkable poem based on anti-war tone. It represents the idea of war, nations building and nation breaking activities. It also deals with love, birth and death of human beings. The poet exposes the meaninglessness of the rise and fall of historic figures.