The rich and powerful got ornate monuments made in order to _______________
i. show off their wealth
ii. display their power
iii. show their artistic talent
iv. be remembered till posterity
On the basis of your understanding of Shakespeare's sonnet, answer the following questions by ticking the correct options.
(a) The rich and powerful got ornate monuments made in order to _______________
(b) The poet addresses his sonnet to _________________
time
war
the person he loves
powerful rulers
(c) In the line 'The living record of your memory', living record refers to ____________
the sonnet the poet has written for his friend
an existing statue of his friend
his friend who lives in the poet's memory
the autobiography of the poet's friend
(d) The poet's tone in the poem is _________________
despairing
optimistic
loving
admiring
(e) The poem is set in _______________________
the place where the poet meets his friend
a battlefield where Mars is fighting a battle
a city ravaged by war
the poet's study where he is writing
Why do you think the rich and powerful people get monuments and statues erected in their memory?
Arrange the following compounds in the increasing order of their densities.
(a) (i) < (ii) < (iii) <(iv) (b) (i) < (iii) < (iv) < (ii)
(c) (iv) <(iii) <(ii) < (i) (d) (ii) < (iv) < (iii) < (i)