Short Questions and Answers of The Sick Rose

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Short Questions and Answers of the poem  "The Sick Rose"    

1. Who wrote the poem "The Sick Rose"?

Ans.: William Blake wrote the poem "The Sick Rose".

2.Where from is the poem "The Sick Rose" taken? 

Ans.The Sick Rose is taken from "Songs of Experience ".

3.Who is sick in the poem "The Sick Rose"?

Ans:The rose is sick in the poem "The Sick Rose".

4.Who is invisible? 

Ans:The worm is invisible. 

5.When does the worm fly? 

Ans:The worm flies at night /

The worm flies in the howling stormy night. 

6."Has found out thy bed "-Whose bed is referred to here? 

Ans:The rose's bed is referred to here.

7.What does the word " crimson " mean? 

Ans:The word "crimson " means deep red.

8.What does the word "crimson joy " suggest? 

Ans:The word "crimson joy " suggests both sexual pleasure  and destruction of innocence. 

9.What does the word "crimson " suggest? 

Ans:The word "crimson " suggests sexual pleasure.

10."And his dark secret love "-Whose dark secret love is referred to here? 

Ans:The worm's dark secret love is referred to here. 

11.Who makes the rose sick? 

Ans:The invisible worm makes the rose sick. 

12.What destroys the life of the rose? 

Ans:The worm's dark secret love destroys the life of the rose.

13.Why does the poet regard the love of the worm as dark and secret? 

Ans:The poet regards the love of the worm as dark and secret because he considers the worm as an agent of passion which by its experience mutilates the pure innocence of the rose. 

14.What does the rose represent? 

Ans: The rose represents beauty,innocence and love.  

/The rose represents purity. 

15.What does the worm represent? 

Ans:The  worm represents corruption, decay and death.

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