THE SICK ROSE

 VIVEKANANDA COACHING CENTRE

TUTOR :- SWAPAN KUMAR RAY.

POEM :- THE SICK ROSE.

CLASS:- XI, SUB:- ENGLISH(B)

A. complete the sentences which follow choosing the correct answers from the alternatives given :-

1) The invisible worm flies at -- day/ evening / night / afternoon.

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2) The rose is attacked by --- storm / bees / owl / worm.

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3) In the poem 'The Sick Rose' there are --- eight lines / ten lines / twelve lines  / fourteen lines.

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4) The poem  "The Sick Rose" is taken from ---Songs of innocence/  Songs of experience/ Poetical sketches/ Selected poems.

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5) The world " invisible " describes---  the worm /  the rose /  the bed /  the night.

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6) The word " invisible " means --- unseen /  seen /  secret / incomplete.

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7) " Art " means --- are/  was/ is/ were.

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8) " Has found out thy bed " here the world " thy " refers to ---  the worm /  the night / the rose/ none.

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9) . The Rose's joy is  --- crimson / secret /  vermilion/ none.

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10) secret love is -- full of light / dark / crimson / hidden.

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11)  The dark secret love destroy the life of -- the worm  / the rose /  the poet /  any lover.

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12) The rose is destroyed by -- the ice / the weather / the invisible worm / the passage of time. 

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13) The rose is a symbol of -- love / sorrow / beauty / passion.

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B. answer the following questions each in a single sentence :-

1) Who flies in the night? { --- +( V+es/s) + P + Obj}

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2) Who is sick? (--- + Aux+ Obj)

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3) Whose  love is dark and secret? (--- + Aux + Obj)

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4) When does the worm fly? {Sub + (V+es/s) + P + ---}

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5) Why is the rose sick? (Sub +Aux + V + Because ----)

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6) Why is the worm invisible? (Sub + Aux + Obj + ----)

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7)  How is the worm's love? (Sub + Aux + ----)

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8) Where is 'The Sick Rose' taken from? (Sub + Aux +V3 + P + ----)

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9) How many lines does the poem 'The Sick Rose' consist of? {Sub + (V+es/s) + P + ---}

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10) What does the word 'crimson joy' mean? {Sub + (V+es/s) + ----}

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11) "That flies in the night" -- What flies in the night? {--- +(V+es/s) +Obj}

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12) "Does thy life destroy " -- Whose life is destroy? (--- +Aux + Obj)

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13) What does the invisible worm symbolize? (Sub + Aux + -----)

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1. Bring out the significance of the title "The Sick Rose".

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Bring out the central Idea of the poem "The Sick Rose".

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How does Blake use symbols in "The Sick Rose".

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Give the substance of the poem "The Sick Rose".

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"O Rose thou art sick'' --- Why is the rose sick?

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Explain the relationship between the Rose and the Worm.

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What does the 'rose' and the 'worm' signify in the poem "The Sick Rose"?

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"Has found out thy bed/ of crimson joy." --- Bring out the significance of the expression 'crimson joy'.

"And his dark secret love

does thy life destroy"  --- How does the secret love destroy her life?

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"The invisible worm/that flies in the night" --- How does the worm affect the rose?

 Ans:- In the poem 'The Sick Rose' the rose exists as a beautiful product of nature. It is often infected by the worm and becomes sick in course of time. In the poem the rose represents the love and good relationship. The love and relationship is often facing problem by the factors representing worms.The worm is represents as the agent of destruction and decay. It flies in the howling storm in the night and able to find out his bed.  His dark and secret love gradually destroys the life of the rose and the rose becomes sick.