12th English Elective Poetry 1. A Lecture Upon The Shadow - John Donne
12th English Elective Poetry 1. A Lecture Upon The Shadow - John Donne
प्रश्न बैंक - सह - उत्तर पुस्तक (Question Bank-Cum-Answer Book) Class - 12 English Elective 1.
A Lecture Upon The Shadow - John Donne Q1. How do the shadows before noon differ from the shadows after
noon? What do the two kinds of shadow represent? Ans-
The morning shadows are shorter. The shadows stand for the fear about others
knowing of their love. The morning shadows are blinding others from their love
and therefore are good shadows. The afternoon shadows grow longer; they are bad
shadows. They stand for fears about each other's loyalty and sincerity while
the morning shadows-fears are short-lived. The afternoon shadows would normally
grow longer throughout the day. Q2. Love is described as light? What makes the poet talk about
shadows? Ans-
The poet describes love as light. He says that the shadows are disguises and
pretences that the lovers put on so that others wouldn't know they are in love.
The morning shadows stand for fears about others knowing of their love, the
afternoon …