SWEETEST LOVE, I DO NOT GOE Bihar Board Class 12th question & answer

 1. Analytical Questions (Section A)

Question 1: Yours is a very loving family. You have always lived together. But now you have to leave them to go to a different city to pursue your studies. How would you feel, leaving the members of your family?

Answer: Leaving a loving family for the first time would bring a mix of sadness and anxiety. One might feel a deep sense of separation, similar to the "weariness" and fear described in Donne's poem. However, this feeling is often balanced by the hope for a better future and the understanding that such temporary partings are a necessary part of life's journey. 

Question 2: Imagine yourself at a railway platform/bus-stand to see off your younger brother/sister who studies in Bangalore. What do you say to him/her? What feelings do you have at that time?

Answer: In such a moment, the predominant feelings are concern and protection. You might offer words of encouragement and reassurance, much like the speaker in the poem who tells his beloved not to "forethink any ill". You would likely remind them that physical distance does not weaken the family bond and promise a speedy reunion.

B.1. 1. True or False Statements

a) The poet wants to go away because he is tired of his beloved. (F)

b) The poet has found another lady who is more beautiful. (F)

c) The poet intends to go on a longer journey than what the Sun undertakes. (T)

d) Man's power is very weak. (T)

e) The poet loves his beloved so intensely that he will come back very soon. (T) 

B.1. 2. Brief Question Answers

1. Why does the poet want to go away from his beloved?
   The poet wants to go away as a "test run" or rehearsal for the final separation of death. Since death is certain, he wants to practice being apart "in jest" to prepare for the inevitable.
2. What are the things that the sun does not have?
   According to the poet, the sun has no desire, no sense, and no "half so short a way" (no beloved or reason) to return quickly.
3. What will make the speaker's journey speedier?
   The speaker's intense love and desire for his beloved act as "more wings and spurs" than the sun has, providing him with a much stronger incentive to return quickly.
4. What makes a man's power feeble?
   Man's power is feeble because he has no control over time or fortune. He cannot add a single hour to his "good fortune" when it arrives, nor can he bring back a past hour.
5. How do sighing and weeping affect the speaker?
   When the beloved sighs, she "sigh'st my soul away," and when she weeps, his "life's blood doth decay". Because they are so deeply connected, her grief physically and spiritually drains him.
6. How does the beloved waste the speaker's life?
   She wastes his life by grieving excessively. Since he lives within her (and she in him), her sadness and "unkind" weeping effectively waste the "best of him" and the life they share.
7. In what way will the lovers remain united?
   They remain united through their spiritual connection, which transcends physical distance. The poet suggests they are merely "turned aside to sleep"; true lovers who "one another keep alive" can never be truly parted.