An Epitaph Summary – Walter De la Mare
‘An Epitaph‘ is a short poem composed by Walter de la Mare. In this poem, the poet deals with the transitoriness of human life and human relationships.
Objectives
- To Autumn
- The Soldier
- An Epitaph
- None of these
- Walter de la Mare
- T.S. Eliot
- D.H. Lawrence
- None of these
- John Keats
- Walter de la Mare
- John Donne
- W.H. Auden
- lady
- girl
- boy
- lord
- Walter de la Mare
- John Donne
- D.H. Lawrence
- None of these
- love
- beauty
- cruelty
- ugliness
- An Epitaph
- The Soldier
- Song of Myself
- None of these
- Ode to Autumn
- An Epitaph
- The Soldier
- None of these
- A beautiful Lady
- An Ugly Lady
- An Old Lady
- None of these
Ode To Autumn – John Keats
10. An Epitaph is a ………….
- Story
- Travelogue
- Essay
- Poetry
Answer:- Poetry
11. Walter De La Mare was born in …………..
- 1863
- 1883
- 1882
- 1873
Answer:- 1873
- 1916
- 1956
- 1966
- 1976
Answer:- 1956
- 1943
- 1933
- 1953
- 1952
Answer:- 1953
- the North Country
- the East Country
- the West Country
- the south Country
Answer:- the West Country
- happy
- melancholy
- romantic
- None of these
Answer:- melancholy
- 19th
- 20th
- 18th
- None of these
Answer:- 20th
- a poet
- a novelist
- a short story-writer
- All of these
Answer:- All of these
- garden
- grave
- field
- house
Answer:- grave
Subjective
1. What does the poet think about ‘beauty’?
Ans:- The poet, Walter De La Mare, in the poem ‘An Epitaph‘ thinks that with death, beauty also passes away. Though the lady was very beautiful, still beauty does not last after her death. It vanishes with her body. So, beauty is not eternal, it remains only till the physical presence of a person.
2. what does the poet do in the poem?
Ans:- The poet expresses his sad feeling for a lady and highlights the tragedy of old age.
3. What does the poet mean by ‘When I Crumble’?
Ans:- It refers to the death of the poet that he fears because he has become old and may die very soon.
4. What is the poet’s impression of the lady?
Ans:- The poet considers her the most beautiful lady but calls her light of step and heart, meaning faithless.
5. What is an Epitaph?
Ans:- An Epitaph refers to the inscription on a tomb in memory of the dead.
6. Was the lady kind and considerate?
Ans:- No, the lady was not kind and considerate. She really deceived the poet.
7. Where does the lady die? What does she look like?
Ans:- The lady dies in the North Country. She looks most beautiful to the poet when he is in love with her.
8. Will the lady be remembered after the poet’s death?
Ans:- No, she will not be remembered by anyone after the poet’s death.
Explanation
1. “Here lies a most beautiful lady”.
“Light of step and heart was she”.
>>> These are the opening lines of An Epitaph by Walter De La Mare. Here, the poet talks about his beloved who was very beautiful. But who betrayed the love of the poet. The lady did not prove to be honest and sincere. She was really light of step and ignore the poet’s love.
2. “But beauty vanishes, beauty passes.
………….. the lady of the west country”.
Ans:- The poet Walter De La Mare in the poem An Epitaph regrets that the lady of the west country whom he loved by heart and soul, betrayed him. He reminds her that beauty does not last long. It vanishes very soon. After his death, nobody would love her as he loved her. She too, will not remain as beautiful as she was.