** Important Short Questions (with Answers) from ‘The Sick Rose’. ** Answer the following questions in a single sentence each:- Q.1: Who wrote the poem, ‘The Sick Rose’ ? Ans: William Blake wrote the poem, ‘The Sick Rose’. Q.2: What do you mean by ‘crimson joy’ in the poem ‘The Sick Rose’? Ans: In the poem, ‘The Sick Rose’ the phrase ‘crimson joy’ means the repressed physical love of the rose which is destructive. Q.3: Where has the worm taken shelter at night? Ans: The worm has taken shelter in the bed of the rose. Q.4: What makes the worm joyful? Or, Why is the worm joyful? Ans: The worm is joyful as it finds in the rose a resting place. Q.5: Why is the poem ‘The Sick Rose’ allegorical ? Ans: The poem is allegorical because it suggests the destruction of innocence by secret love. Q.6: What does the ‘dark secret love’ of the worm do to the rose? Ans: The ‘dark secret love’ of the worm destroys the...