SUMMARY OF THE FULL FATHOM FIVE THY FATHER LIES - THE CENTRAL IDEA OF POEM - ALL ANSWER QUESTIONS

General English

Full Fathom Five Thy Father Lies

By William Shakespeare

Summary

Your father lies full thirty feet below the surface of the sea. His bones have been changed into pieces of coral. His eyes have been transformed into pearls. Every part of his body that was supposed to decay has been changed into something rich and strange, but something belonging to the sea or connected with it. The sea nymphs who live in the sea are ringing his death-bell every hour.

1. Write a summary of the poem in one paragraph.

Ans: our father lies full thirty feet below the surface of the sea. His bones have been changed into pieces of coral. His eyes have been transformed into pearls. Every part of his body that was supposed to decay has been changed into something rich and strange, but something belonging to the sea or connected with it. The sea nymphs who live in the sea are ringing his death-bell every hour.

2. Is death meaningful in this poem?

Ans: Death is quite meaningful in this poem. No part of the dead body has decayed. They have been changed into something valuable. Coral are made of the bones, and his eyes are changed into pearls.

3. Find example of onomatopoeia, alliteration and assonance in the poem. How do they contribute to the meaning of the poem?

Ans: Onomatopoeia is the formation and use of words that suggest by their sounds the object being named. In the poem "Ding-dong" is the example of onomatopoeia. It imitates the sound of the bell and makes the reader feel that he is listening to the bell. Alliteration is the repetition of an initial first sound in two or more words of a line of poetry. In the first line of the poem "full fathom five they father lies" the sound 'f' has been repeated four times. It reminds us of the flow of the sea. Similarly 'suffer' a sea change' 'Hark! how I hear 'them' other example. Assonance is the repetition of the vowel sounds in stressed syllables: 'five....lies', 'nymphs.....ring' are the example of assonance. All these rhetorical devices have enhanced the singing quality of the song.

4. Write an essay on Life and Art.

Ans: In a broad sense, art is skill making or doing. The word art is used in a more specialized way. Activities such as painting a picture writing a novel or composing music are often called fine arts.

Human brings are makes of many things and they make them for many purposes. Some creations serve obvious practical needs. For example, people have always needed tools for cutting, digging, killing and eating. But people also seem to have felt two less obvious purposes. First, they want to make somethings that is worth looking at or worth hearing. Second, people want to make an object that will remind other people of certain memorable things.

People who love music, who can lose themselves in a book, or who can spend hours painting a picture of a mountain know deep satisfaction that can be found in art. But works of art are among the things that provide the deepest experiences and are of higher value in our lives.

A fine piece of music, a masterpiece of painting, or a first-rate play has the power to capture and hold our fullest and most concentrated attention. We are completely wrapped up in it, and everything works out right. When we enjoy the arts, we perceive harmony in the object and feel harmony within ourselves. When the aesthetic experience has ended, we often feel uplifted and refreshed. Our eyes and eyes and ears or our insights into other persons, may be sharpened and refined. We may feel more at home with ourselves. Works of art have value for us in some such way as this.