** 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 innocent life of the rose.
Q.7: Whom does the poet address in the poem ‘The Sick Rose’?
Ans: In the poem ‘The Sick Rose', the poet addresses the rose which is lost her purity by the secret of the worm.
Q.8: What is destroying the life of the rose?
Ans: The invisible worm is destroying the life of the rose.
Q.9: From where is the poem ‘The Sick Rose’ taken?
Ans: The poem ‘The Sick Rose’ is taken from Blake’s ‘The Songs of Experience’.
Q.10: “And his dark secret love” – Why is the love called ‘dark’ and ‘secret’?
Ans: The love is called ‘dark’ because the worm destroys the purity of the rose in a stromy night and it is ‘secret’ because it suggests repressed feeling of illicit love.
Q.11: What is the rhyme scheme of the poem ‘The Sick Rose’ ?
Ans: The rhyme scheme of the poem, ‘The Sick Rose’ is abcb defe.
Q.12: What does the word ‘howling strom’ refer to?
Ans: The word ‘howling strom’ refers to the destructive nature of the evil forces.
Q.13: Why does the worm invisible?
Ans: The worm is invisible because it flies in the night.
Q.14: Why did the worm kill the rose?
Ans: The worm killed the rose because it was a symbol of the corrupting force.
Q.15: Why is the bed of rose crimson?
Ans: The bed of the rose is crimson because it is the repressed sexuality of the rose.
Q.16: What is described as ‘crimson’ in the poem ‘The Sick Rose’?
Ans: In the poem, ‘The Sick Rose’ the bed of the rose is described as ‘crimson’.
Q.17: Describe the night when the worm flies in the poem ‘The Sick Rose'?
Ans: In the poem,‘The Sick Rose’, the worm flies ia a stromy night.
Q.18: What does the word ‘crimson’ suggest?
Ans: The word ‘crimson’ suggests sexual pleasure.
Q.19: How does the poet describe the worm in the poem ‘The Sick Rose’?
Ans: In the poem ‘The Sick Rose’, the poet describes the worm as a mysterious evil force that destroys the innocence of the rose by secret love.
Q.20: What does the poet describe as ‘crimson’?
Ans: The sexual pleasure and destruction of innocence are described as ‘crimson’ by the poet.
Q.21: What does the strom symbolise in the poem ‘The Sick Rose’?
Ans: In the poem ‘The sick Rose’, the strom is symbolized as the chaotic and destructive nature of evil force.
Q.22: ‘Has found out thy bed’ – What does ‘bed’ imply here?
Ans: Here the word ‘bed’ implies the bed of the rose.
Q.23: Who symbolizes innocence in the poem ‘The Sick Rose’?
Ans: A rose symbolizes innocence in the poem ‘The Sick Rose’.
Q.24: What does the invisible worm symbolize?
Ans: The invisible worm symbolizes an evil force that corrupts the purity of the rose.
**Last few year questions of Annual Examination ( With Answers) from the poem ‘The Sick Rose’:-
Q.1: What does the rose stand for? (XI - ’15)
Ans: The rose stands for innocence, love and purity.
Q.2: When did the worm creep into the rose’s bed? (XI - ,’14)
Ans: The worm crept into the rose’s bed in a strong night.
Q.3: Why is the rose sick? (XI - ’14, ’20)
Ans: The rose is sick because it is attacked by an invisible worm.
Q.4: What destroys the life of the rose ? (XI - ’15, ’18)
Ans: The dark secret love of the worm destroys the life of the rose.
Q.5: How has the strom been described in ‘The Sick Rose’ ? (XI - ’16)
Ans: The strom has been described as ‘howling’.
Q.6: What has the worm found? (XI - ’16)
Ans: The worm has found out the rose’s bed of crimson joy.
Q.7: During what time of the day does the worm fly ? ( XI - ’17)
Ans: The worm flies at night.
Q.8: What colour is the rose’s joy ? (XI - ’17)
Ans: The colour of the rose’s joy is crimson.
Q.9: When does the worm fly ? (XI - ’18)
Ans: The invisible worm flies in the stromy night.
Q.10: Why is the worm called ‘invisible’ ? ( XI - ’19)
Ans: The worm is called ‘invisible’ because it flies at night.
Q.11: What does the word ‘dark’ in the expression ‘dark secret love’ stand for? (XI -’20)
Ans: The word ‘dark’ expresses the destruction of the purity of the rose.
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