Question

"pen is mightier than sword".elucidate with reference to the poem'not marble nor gilded monuments'.

Answer 1

Pen is more powerful than time and sword indeed. The poet through his pen immortalized his friend by preserving the memory of his good deeds in the poem , 'Not Marbles, Nor the Gilded Monuments'; this memory of his friend's good deeds  will be handed down from one generation to another till the end of times. Neither time, nor sword will be able to obliterate this memory. So in this sense, pen is mightier than time and sword.

Answer 2

Time can destroy everything except for literatur. Art and culture transcends time and remain relevant throughout the ages.