what is summary of the poem "not marble nor the gilded monuments (sonet 55)

Rhyme scheme of the sonnet;- abab, cdcd, efef, gg. 

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This great sonnet of william shakespeare revelas the limitation of worldy glory and grandeur. All the great monuments memories and statues tracted by prince rulers and the rich to perpetuate their memory are subject to decay destraction and deterioration . The ravages of time and the agents of destraction destroy and damage all such monuments and memories. Only the powerful rhyme of the poet and great poetry will survive the ravages of time. Through the written words of this poem. the poet will immortalise the memory of his friend till the day of the last judgement.

Neither marble nor the gilded tombs of princes will outlive this powerful poetry, but you will shine more brightly in these pages than those neglected buildings that crumble to dust, besmirched by heartless time. When devastating war overturns statues, and battles uproot buildings, neither the sword of Mars nor the quick-burning fires of war shall destroy this living record of your memory. You will continue on strongly in the face of death and dispassionate enmity,. Praise of you by all the successive generations that will wear this world out will continue until doomsday. So till the Day of Judgment, when you will be raised up, you will live in this poetry and remain in the eyes of the lovers who read this.

 NOT MARBLE NOR THE GLIDED MONUMENTS

Rhyme scheme of the sonnet;- abab, cdcd, efef, gg.

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 NOT MARBLE NOR THE GLIDED MONUMENTS

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I think this answer is very good . hope u help this answer. this is from kashyap patel of class X.

NOT MARBLE NOR THE GILDED MONUMENTS

I have built a monument more lasting than bronze / And taller than the regal peak of the pyramids... / I shall never completely die. In Horace 's Ode 3.30, it is himself who will be immortalized by his poetry, but in the case of Sonnet 55, Shakespeare seeks to build a figurative monument to his beloved, the fair lord.

However, the fair lord is not described or revealed in anyway in this sonnet; instead, the sonnet just addresses the idea of immortality through verse. The final couplet addresses this problem with the assurance that it doesn 't matter, since "You live in this, and dwell in lovers ' eyes." It is enough that the fair lord lives in "lovers ' eyes," or the eyes of the poet and presumably everyone else who sees him. The reference to judgment day in lines 12-13 also suggests that perhaps the identity of the fair lord will be revealed then.

This theme of immortality through verse is common in Shakespeare 's sonnets. For example, in Sonnet 18, the speaker assures the fair lord that he will not die, "When in eternal lines to time thou growest." Sonnet 19 admits that Time will eventually destroy the fair lord by disfiguring him and killing him, but ends with a challenge: "Yet, do thy worst, old Time: despite thy wrong, / My love shall in my verse ever live young." Sonnet 65 bemoans that fleeting beauty stands no chance against the ravages of time, but hopes "That in black ink my love may still shine bright."

The ravages of time is a recurring theme in Shakespeare 's sonnets; often it is addressed in terms of its unavoidable effect on beauty and youth, specifically that of the fair lord, but here its effects on statues and monuments is the focus. "Wasteful war," "broils," the sword of Mars (the god of war), and "war 's quick fire" are seen as the chief causes of the destruction of statues and monuments, in addition to "sluttish time." Here, "sluttish" means lewd and whorish, and characterizes time as apathetic to the orderliness of the world.

Line 13 refers to "the judgment that yourself arise," or judgment day. In religious tradition, judgment day is the point at which all souls, even those that have been dead for a long time (including that of the fair lord) will "arise" to be judged by God. This day is also referred to as "the ending doom" in line 12; "posterity," or future generations, live in the world until that final day when everyone is judged. After that day, there is no further reason for immortalizing anyone in poetry.

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the poet addresses this sonnet to his beloved or friend. he says that marbled or gilded monuments built in memories of princess stc, shall not outlive this sonnet. his beloved shall shine more bright in this sonnet than these stoned monuments. these have been left uncared for and are now spoled by unclean behaviour of time.

The poet says further that wasteful wars shall destroy the statues and monuments. fights or wars shall ruin the works of masonry, that is the structures. when this happens, this will not destroy the sonnet which records her memory. even the sword of of mars, the god of wars, could not destroy it.

The poet's beloved shall do ahead against death and all enimity which forgets things and seeks to destroy then. her praise in this sonnet shall have a place even in posterity. it will survive this world even to the doomsday.(a thinking in the bible that world would end on this day)

the says further that his belove shall srise till the judgement day(according the bible it is the day when we will die and the god will ask ehat u have done during your life). she will always live in this sonnet and shall also live frever in he over's eyes. 

 
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Neither marble nor the gold-plated monuments of princes will outlive this powerful poetry. You will shine more brightly in these poems than those stones that crumble to dust, blackened by time. When devastating war overturns statues, with its battles uprooting buildings, neither the god of war nor his quick-burning fires shall destroy this record of you. Despite death and ignorant enmity, you shall continue on. All those generations to come, down to the weary end of time, will devote space to praising you. So until Judgment Day, when you are raised up, you will live in this poetry, and in the eyes of lovers who read this.

William Shakespeare's "Sonnets 55" serves as a living record for the narrator's beloved, the young man. The two major themes in this poem are the passage of time and immortalization through the written word. The narrator states that his beloved will outlive the greatest monuments and the destruction of war to be welcomed into heaven upon Judgment Day. The young man becomes immortal thru the mere act of reading this sonnet; as long as people keep reading these words the young man will never die. It is the hope of every writer that their work will live on and be relevant 'til the end of time, and through their work they (the author) become immortal also.

The narrator begins the sonnet by saying that neither marble nor "gilded" (to overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold) "monuments of princes" will "outlive this powerful rhyme." This is a bold statement for the narrator to make; he asserts that his writing is more valuable than even the most expensive royal artifacts. The phrase "powerful rhyme" also calls to mind the adage "the pen is mightier than the sword," which was coined by the English author Edward Bulwer-Lytton in 1839 in his playRichelieu; or the Conspiracy. The narrator then goes on to compare two things that really aren't comparable: the young man will shine more bright in these verses than an un-swept stone that is "besmeared with sluttish (slovenly) time;" or put in another way the young man will shine more brightly in these verses "than in a stone tomb or effigy that time wears away and covers with dust" (Greenblatt 1066). The young man is described as bright and the tomb is described as dark and dusty; so there is really no contest, the young man is automatically deemed more attractive.

The young man's life and beauty will never be forgotten. "Wasteful" (ruin/ pointless) wars will ruin beloved statues, and "broils" (battles) will lay waste to the mason's work, but the young man's memory will prevail. Mars is the Roman god of war, in the Roman tradition it was said that people died happily on his battlefield; while his Greek counterpart Ares, was said to be a ruthless and murderous god of war (Hamilton 34-5). Neither Mars, one of the greatest warriors of all time, nor fire will be able to erase these verses.

The young man will continue forth against death and all "oblivious" (the condition of being forgotten) "enmity" (ill-will). His beauty will continue to be praised in all posterity (future generations) until the "ending doom" (Judgment Day). In Christianity, Judgment Day follows the resurrection of the dead and the second coming of Christ, and it is when God judges all humans and decides if they are worthy to enter into heaven.

In the final couplet, the narrator declares that his beloved will enter into heaven upon Judgment Day, but until that day comes he will forever be alive in these verses and be loved by all who read them.

The poet says that his very effective short poem or powerful rhyme shall survive more than the marble and the gold-plated monuments or memorials of princess. The poet says to his beloved that she shall shine more brightly in the theme of his poem than a stone memorial left uncared for. This stone memorial has been tarnished with time, which makes the things untidy and topsy-turvy.

The poet further says that destructive wars shall overturn the statues and fighting shall remove or destroy the stone works or building etc. Addressing to his beloved the poet says neither the god of war Mar sword nor the fast spreading fire due to war shall burn the written memory of her life. Her memory will continue even after you are no more in this world.

Addressing his beloved, the poet further says that she shall stride forward even against death and forgetful enmity, which seeks to destroy everything. Your praise shall still find a place even in the eyes of future generations. They (the future generations) are overusing or wearing out this world till doomsday, the day on which the last judgement will occur. Therefore, till the day of the last judgement, you shall arise or be in existence and live in the lovers eyes.

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The poet says that his very effective short poem or powerful rhyme shall survive more than the marble and the gold-plated monuments or memorials of princess. The poet says to his beloved that she shall shine more brightly in the theme of his poem than a stone memorial left uncared for. This stone memorial has been tarnished with time, which makes the things untidy and topsy-turvy.

The poet further says that destructive wars shall overturn the statues and fighting shall remove or destroy the stone works or building etc. Addressing to his beloved the poet says neither the god of war Mar sword nor the fast spreading fire due to war shall burn the written memory of her life. Her memory will continue even after you are no more in this world.

Addressing his beloved, the poet further says that she shall stride forward even against death and forgetful enmity, which seeks to destroy everything. Your praise shall still find a place even in the eyes of future generations. They (the future generations) are overusing or wearing out this world till doomsday, the day on which the last judgement will occur. Therefore, till the day of the last judgement, you shall arise or be in existence and live in the lovers eyes.