Q. 15.0( 4 Votes )
‘Constancy’ is the theme of the poem. Indicate the words, phrases and images that suggest the theme.
Answer :
Constancy is one of the main themes of the poem because it makes any relationship last longer. Some phrases and images in the poem that suggest the theme are:
(i) “ Love is not love which alters when it alteration finds”
(ii) “Or bends with the remover to remove”
(iii) “it is an ever-fixed mark”
(iv) “That looks on tempests and is never shaken”
(v) “It is the star to every wandering bark”
(vi) “Love's not Time's fool..”
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