Short questions and answers for class xi from 'The Sick Rose.

1) What makes the worm joyful?
Ans:- The worm is joyful as it finds in the rose a rseting place.
2) What does the worm do to the rose?
Ans:- The worm sickens the rose and gradually perishes it
3) When did the worm creep into the rose's bed?
Ans:- The woman crept into the rose's bed in the night of howling storm.
4) "Has found out thy bed
      Of crimson joy"- Who is joyful?
Ans:- The worm that resides in the rose is joyful.
5) What has the worm found out?
Ans:- The worm has found out the bed of the rose.
6) What biblical reference does the poem contain? 
Ans:- Blake's poem 'The Sick Rose' contains the biblical reference of the Fall of Man.
7)"In the howling storm..."-What happens in the howling storm?
Ans:- In the howling storm comes flying the invisible worm and takes shelter in the bosom of the blooming rose.
8) Why does the rose fail to prevent the attack of the worm?
Ans:- The rose fails to prevent the attack of the worm because of its dark secret love.