An Epitaph

 

BSEB Class 12 English Poem 5 An Epitaph Summary, Explanation along with Difficult Word Meanings from Rainbow Book

 

An Epitaph – BSEB Class 12 English Poem 5 An Epitaph Summary and detailed line by line explanations of the poem along with the meanings of difficult words.

 

BSEB Class 12 English Rainbow Book Poem 5 – An Epitaph

By Walter de la Mare

 

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    An Epitaph Introduction

    The poet makes us aware of the inhuman conditions of modern life. He shows his genius by evincing fresh interest in old themes. Queen Elizabeth II honoured him with the Order of Merit in 1953. 

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    An Epitaph Summary

    An Epitaph was a poem composed by Walter de la Mare. He was known for his sensitive concerns with the world of children. This poem was the depiction of the most beautiful lady of the western world. She had a habit of moving here and there and had no commitment. So in this poem the poet was expressing his sad feelings for a lady who was lying in a grave. The poet went to the tomb which was made in the memory of that lady. He weeped there bitterly and thought about who would remember her after his death. According to the poet, she was the most beautiful lady that was ever born in the west country. The poet said that beauty would vanish and pass one day. The poet was of the opinion that man was mortal and soul was immortal. Poet explained that the body would fall down into pieces but the soul changed the other new body to live. At last, Walter said when he would crumble, who would remember the lady of the west because it would be very rare to remember someone after death. A man was remembered because of his quality. The poet meant that whoever came on the earth must die. But their fame remained permanently in this universe. The poet explained through this poem that nothing  would be permanent in the world. Everything was temporary. One who was born was to die. 

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    An Epitaph Summary in Hindi

    एन एपिटाफ़ वाल्टर डे ला मारे द्वारा रचित एक कविता थी। वह बच्चों की दुनिया के प्रति अपनी संवेदनशील चिंताओं के लिए जाने जाते थे। यह कविता पश्चिमी दुनिया की सबसे खूबसूरत महिला का चित्रण थी। उसे इधरउधर घूमने की आदत थी और कोई प्रतिबद्धता नहीं थी। तो इस कविता में कवि कब्र में पड़ी एक महिला के प्रति अपनी दुखद भावनाओं को व्यक्त कर रहा था। कवि उस कब्र पर गया जो उस महिला की याद में बनाई गई थी। वह वहाँ फूटफूट कर रोने लगा और सोचने लगा कि उसकी मृत्यु के बाद उसे कौन याद करेगा। कवि के अनुसार, वह पश्चिम देश में पैदा हुई अब तक की सबसे खूबसूरत महिला थी। कवि ने कहा कि सुंदरता एक दिन लुप्त हो जाएगी और समाप्त हो जाएगी। कवि का विचार था कि मनुष्य नश्वर है और आत्मा अमर है। कवि ने बताया कि शरीर तो टुकड़ों में टूटकर गिर जाएगा लेकिन आत्मा ने जीने के लिए नया शरीर बदल लिया। अंत में, वाल्टर ने कहा कि जब वह ढह जाएगा, तो पश्चिम की महिला को कौन याद रखेगा क्योंकि मृत्यु के बाद किसी को याद रखना बहुत दुर्लभ होगा। इंसान को उसके गुणों की वजह से याद किया जाता है  कवि का आशय यह था कि जो भी पृथ्वी पर आया है उसे मरना ही है। परन्तु उनकी प्रसिद्धि इस ब्रह्माण्ड में स्थायी रूप से बनी रही। कवि ने इस कविता के माध्यम से बताया कि दुनिया में कुछ भी स्थायी नहीं होगा। सब कुछ अस्थायी था  जिसका जन्म हुआ है उसे मरना ही है।

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    An Epitaph Poem explanation

    Poem :
    Here lies a most beautiful lady,
    Light of step and heart was she;
    I think she was the most beautiful lady
    That ever was in the West Country.
    But beauty vanishes; beauty passes,
    However, rare – rare it be; And when I crumble, who will remember
    This lady of the West Country?

    Word meaning
    Epitaph
    – inscription on a tomb in memory of the dead
    light of step and heart– had the habit of moving here and there and had no commitment
    Vanishes– disappears
    Rare- not common
    Crumble– fall down in pieces, here, die

    Explanation of the above poem : ‘An Epitaph‘ was a poem written by Walter de la Mare. Epitaph was a tomb of a dead body. In the poem, Walter talked about a beautiful lady who was lying in the tomb. She had a habit of moving here & there and had no commitment. So in this poem the poet was expressing his sad feelings for a lady who was lying in a grave. The poet went to the tomb which was made in the memory of that lady. He weeped there bitterly and thought about who would remember her after his death. According to the poet she was the most beautiful lady who was even born in the west country. The poet said that beauty would vanish and pass one day. The poet was of the opinion that man was mortal and soul was immortal. Poet explained that the body would fall down into pieces but the soul changed to another new body to live. At last, Walter said when he would crumble, who would remember the lady of the west because it would be very rare to remember someone after death. A man was remembered because of his quality. The poet meant that whoever came on the earth must die. But their fame remained permanently in this universe. The poet explained through this poem that nothing  would be permanent in the world. Everything was temporary. One who was born was to die. 

    Poetic Device

    The poetic device, which is used in the poem, ‘An Epitaph’ is Ambiguity.

    Ambiguity is a word, phrase, statement, or idea that can be understood in more than one way. It is commonly used in the sense of light. But in the second line of the poem, the speaker has used it for the beautiful lady moving here and there. Usually, the word light means shiny, but the use of the word light in the second line of the poem is ‘The habit of moving’.

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