The Sick Rose : An Allegorical Poem
Short Answer-type Questions : 1 Mark
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| William Blake [1757-1827] |
SAQ : 1 Mark
1️⃣ Who is William Blake?
👉William Blake was a note English poet, philosopher, painter and engraver of the English Romantic Movement.
2️⃣ How is Blake’s poetry marked?
👉Blake’s poetry is marked by intense spiritual visions.
3️⃣ Write any two names of Blake’s famous works.
👉Some of Blake’s famous works include ‘Songs of Innocence’, ‘Songs of Experience’ and ‘Marriage of Heaven and Hell’.
4️⃣ Which two sets of poems did Blake write?
👉Blake wrote two sets of famous poems ‘Songs of Innocence’ and ‘Songs of Experience’.
5️⃣ Who is the poet of the poem ‘The Sick Rose’?
👉The prophet-poet William Blake is the poet of the poem ‘The Sick Rose’.
Related Questions
1️⃣ Who wrote the poem ‘The Sick Rose’?
2️⃣ Who composed the poem ‘The Sick Rose’?
3️⃣ Name the poet of the poem ‘The Sick Rose’.
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6️⃣ Where does the poem ‘The Sick Rose’ occur?
👉The poem ‘The Sick Rose’ occurs as a part of William Blake’s famous illustrated collection of poems ‘Songs of Innocence’.
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Where from has the poem ‘The Sick Rose’ been taken?
👉The poem ‘The Sick Rose’ has been taken from William Blake’s famous illustrated collection of poems ‘Songs of Innocence’.
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7️⃣ What type of poem ‘The Sick Rose’ is?
👉’The Sick Rose’ is a small, compact allegorical poem of two quatrains.
8️⃣ Who is the speaker of the poem ‘The Sick Rose’?
👉The poet William Blake himself is the speaker of his poem ‘The Sick Rose’.
9️⃣ Whom does the poet address in the poem ‘The Sick Rose’?
👉In the poem ‘The Sick Rose’ the poet addresses the innocent rose who becomes sick loosing her purity, innocence, simplicity and true love falling in the trap of destructive love of the worm.
1️⃣0️⃣ What is the rhyme scheme of the poem ‘The Sick Rose’?*
👉The rhyme scheme of the poem ‘The Sick Rose’ is abcb defe.
1️⃣1️⃣ What does the poet suggest in the poem ‘The Sick Rose’?*
👉In the poem ‘The Sick Rose’ the poet William Blake suggests allegorically the destruction of innocence by experience.
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1️⃣ What is the central idea of the poem ‘The Sick Rose’?
2️⃣ Write the central idea of the poem in a line
👉The central idea of the poem’ The Sick Rose’ is the destruction of innocence by experience.
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1️⃣2️⃣ What image of the Bible does the appearance of the worm in poem ‘The Sick Rose’ evoke?
👉In Blake’s poem ‘The Sick Rose’ the appearance of the worm evokes the image of the serpent as cited in the Bible.
1️⃣3️⃣ What biblical reference does the poem ‘The Sick Rose’ contain?
👉Blake’s poem ‘The Sick Rose’ contains the biblical reference of the Fall of Man.
1️⃣4️⃣ Who is sick?*
👉The rose symbolically innocence is sick.
1️⃣5️⃣ Why is the rose sick?*
[WBCHSE Class-XI Annual Examination 2014, 2020]
👉The rose symbolically innocence is sick because the invisible worm symbolically experience destroys its life.
1️⃣6️⃣ Is the rose aware of her sickness?
👉No, the rose is not aware of her sickness. She does not know what is happening to her.
1️⃣7️⃣ What does the rose symbolize in ‘The Sick Rose’?*
👉In Blake’s poem ‘The Sick Rose’ the rose symbolises innocence, beauty, purity, simplicity and true love.
Related Question
What does the rose stand for?*
[WBCHSE Class-XI Annual Examination 2023]
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1️⃣8️⃣ Who flies in the howling stormy night in Blake’s poem ‘The Sick Rose’?
👉In Blake’s poem ‘The Sick Rose’ the worm flies in the howling stormy night.
1️⃣9️⃣ How does the poet describe the worm in the poem ‘The Sick Rose’?
👉In the poem ‘The Sick Rose’ the poet describes the worm as invisible with its dark secret love flying in the howling stormy night.
Related Question
How has the poet presented the worm in the poem ‘The Sick Rose’?
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2️⃣0️⃣ Who is invisible in Blake’s poem ‘The Sick Rose’?
👉In Blake’s poem ‘The Sick Rose’ the worm is invisible who flies in the howling stormy night.
2️⃣1️⃣ How is the worm to the rose in the poem’ The Sick Rose’?
👉In the poem ‘The Sick Rose’ the worm is lovable to the rose because the rose is unaware of the dark secret love of the worm.
2️⃣2️⃣ What does the worm stand for?*
👉In Blake’s poem ‘The Sick Rose’ the worm stands for an experienced destructive evil force. It also symbolizes death and decay.
Related Question
What does the worm symbolize in the poem ‘The Sick Rose’?
👉In the poem ‘The Sick Rose’ the worm symbolizes an experienced destructive evil force. It also symbolizes death and decay.
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2️⃣3️⃣ Why is the worm called ‘invisible’?*
[WBCHSE Class-XI Annual Examination 2019]
👉In Blake’s poem ‘The Sick Rose’ the worm is called ‘invisible’ because it flies in the howling stormy night.
Related Question
Why is the worm invisible in Blake’s poem ‘The Sick Rose’?
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2️⃣4️⃣ Why does the worm come flying in the night?
👉The worm comes flying in the night to find out the bed of the rose to destroy its life.
2️⃣5️⃣ “That flies in the night,” What does the line mean?*
👉The line means that the invisible worm symbolically experience with its dark secret love flies in the night to find out the bed of the rose symbolically innocence to destroy its life.
2️⃣6️⃣ How is the night when the worm has found the bed of the rose?
👉When the worm has found the bed of the rose, the night is howling and stormy.
Related Questions
1️⃣ How is the night described in Blake’s poem when the worm has found the bed of the rose?
2️⃣ Describe the night when the worm flies in the poem ‘The Sick Rose’?
👉When the worm flies in the poem ‘The Sick Rose’, the night is howling and stormy.
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2️⃣7️⃣ How has the storm been described in ‘The Sick Rose’?*
[WBCHSE Class-XI Annual Examination 2016]
👉In Blake’s ‘The Sick Rose’ the storm has been described as ‘howling’.
2️⃣8️⃣ “In the howling storm,” What happens in the howling storm?
👉In the howling stormy night the worm with its dark secret love flies and finds out the bed of the rose of crimson joy to destroy the life of the rose.
2️⃣9️⃣ “That flies in the night,
In the howling storm,” What role does the ‘howling storm’ play?
👉In Blake’s poem ‘The Sick Rose’ the ‘howling storm’ plays the role of destructive force of nature in which the destructive and corruptive worm flies to destroy the life of the rose symbolically innocence.
3️⃣0️⃣ What has the worm found out?*
[WBCHSE Class-XI Annual Examination 2016]
👉The worm has found out the bed of crimson joy of the innocent rose.
Related Question
What is described as ‘crimson’ in the poem ‘The Sick Rose’?
👉In the poem ‘The Sick Rose’ the bed of the innocent rose is described as ‘crimson’ ‘deep blood-red’.
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3️⃣1️⃣ When did the worm creep into the rose’s bed?*
[WBCHSE Class-XI Annual Examination 2014]
👉The worm crept into the rose’s bed in the howling stormy night.
3️⃣2️⃣ What is the aftereffect of the worm’s discovery of the rose’s bed?*
👉After the discovery of the rose’s bed of crimson joy the worm with its dark secret love destroys the life of the innocent rose.
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Why has the worm entered into the bed of the rose?
👉The worm has entered into the bed of the rose to destroy the life of the innocent rose.
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3️⃣3️⃣ In the poem ‘The Sick Rose’ what does the phrase ‘crimson joy’ mean?*
👉In the poem ‘The Sick Rose’ the phrase ‘crimson joy’ means the rose’s beautiful vibrant red colour which becomes destroyed by the worm’s lustrous passion in the name of pleasure.
Actually the phrase ‘crimson joy’ of the rose connotes the dangerous consequences of the repressed shameful sexuality.
3️⃣4️⃣ What colour is the rose’s joy?*
[WBCHSE Class-XI Annual Examination 2017]
👉The colour of the rose’s joy is crimson which means blood-red or deep red.
3️⃣5️⃣ When does the worm fly in the poem ‘The Sick Rose’?*
👉In the poem ‘The Sick Rose’ the worm flies in the howling stormy night.
Related Questions
1️⃣ When does the worm fly?*
[WBCHSE Class-XI Annual Examination 2018]
👉The worm flies in the howling stormy night.
2️⃣ During what time of the day does the worm fly?*
[WBCHSE Class-XI Annual Examination 2017]
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3️⃣6️⃣ Which two adjectives are used in Blake’s poem ‘The Sick Rose’ to describe the worm’s destructive love?
👉In Blake’s poem ‘The Sick Rose’ the two adjectives– ‘dark’ and ‘secret’ are used to describe the worm’s destructive love.
3️⃣7️⃣ “And his dark secret love” Whose ‘love’ is referred to here?
👉The ‘love’ of the worm is referred to here.
Related Questions
1️⃣ “And his dark secret love” Whose ‘love’ is described as ‘dark secret’?
2️⃣ Whose love is ‘dark’ as well as ‘secret’?
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3️⃣8️⃣ How is the worm’s love described?*
👉In Blake’s ‘The Sick Rose’ the worm’s love is described as ‘dark secret’.
Related Question
What kind of love of the worm does Blake mention?*
[WBCHSE Class-XI Annual Examination 2023]
👉Blake in his poem ‘The Sick Rose’ mentions the worm’s ‘dark secret love’.
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3️⃣9️⃣ Why is the ‘love’ in this poem secret?
👉In the poem ‘The Sick Rose’ the ‘love’ is secret because it suggests the illegitimate repressed feeling of love.
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“And his dark secret love” Why is the ‘love’ ‘secret’?
👉The ‘love’ is secret because the rose does not know about the true nature of the love of the worm.
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4️⃣0️⃣ What does the line ‘And his dark secret love’ reveal?
👉The line ‘And his dark secret love’ reveals the illegitimate repressed love of the worm.
4️⃣1️⃣ What kind of love does Blake speak of here?
👉Here in his poem ‘The Sick Rose’ Blake speaks of the destructive illegitimate repressed love.
4️⃣2️⃣ What does the word ‘dark’ in the expression ‘dark secret love’ stand for?*
[WBCHSE Class-XI Annual Examination 2020]
👉In the expression ‘dark secret love’ ‘dark’ stands for generally ‘something hidden’ but here it refers to ‘illegitimate’ or ‘illicit’ or ‘repressed’.
4️⃣3️⃣ What does the worm do to the rose?
👉The worm with its dark secret love destroys the life of the rose.
Related Questions
1️⃣ Who is destroying the life of the rose?
2️⃣ “Does thy life destroy” Who destroys whose life?
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4️⃣4️⃣ What does the ‘dark secret love’ of the worm do to the rose?*
[WBCHSE Class-XI Sample Question]
👉The ‘dark secret love’ of the worm destroys the life of the rose.
4️⃣5️⃣ What makes the worm joyful?*
👉The worm is joyful because it has found the bed of the rose to destroy its life.
4️⃣6️⃣ What destroys the life of the rose?*
[WBCHSE Class-XI Annual Examination 2015, 2018]
👉The dark secret love of the worm destroys the life of the rose.
Related Question
What happens to the rose at last in Blake’s poem ‘The Sick Rose’?
👉In Blake’s poem ‘The Sick Rose’ at last dark secret love of the worm destroys the life of the rose.
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4️⃣7️⃣ What does the rose stand for?*
[WBCHSE Class-XI Annual Examination 2015]
👉In Blake’s poem ‘The Sick Rose’ the rose stands for innocence, purity, simplicity and true love.
Related Question
What does the ‘rose’ symbolize in the poem ‘The Sick Rose’?
👉In the poem ‘The Sick Rose’ the ‘rose’ symbolizes innocence, beauty, purity, simplicity and true love.
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4️⃣8️⃣ What type of tone do you find in the poem ‘The Sick Rose’?*
👉The tragic tone of love is found in the poem ‘The Sick Rose’.
4️⃣9️⃣ In how many quatrains is ‘The Sick Rose’ written?*
👉’The Sick Rose’ is written in two quatrains.
5️⃣0️⃣ Write down any two pairs of rhyming words from the poem ‘The Sick Rose’.
👉Two pairs of rhyming words from the poem ‘The Sick Rose’ are ‘worm-storm’ and ‘joy-destroy’.
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