Question

summary of not marble nor the gilded monument

Answer 1

in this poem Shakespeare addresses the qualities of his beloved. H is poetry will immortalise his beloved. he is sure that his poetry will last longer than the marble or gold plated monument and statues​ nd monument of big nd powerful monarch nd princes. thus the images of his beloved portrayed in this poetry will shine more brightly than gold plated monument. he reiterated that war nd the force of nature may affect the ornate monument nd statue but cannot destroy his poetry . the record memory​ of his beloved in his poetry will live till prosterity .in the last couplet of the sonnet Shakespeare assert that poetry as an art is permanent nd therefore poetry will immortalise his beloved

Answer 2

In this poem , Shakespeare tries to convey the message that nothing in this world can outlive his poetic verses , be it marble or the monuments , that are covered with gold. The monuments wear away with the passage of time , but his poetry written to his friend , will live longer than the stone monument which has been left uncared for. 

Next , he has contrasted his verses with the ravages of time on monuments. The fighting , wars all overturn the monuments. They get demolished forever and everybody forgets about them after sometime. But neither Mars , nor the God of War , nor fire can erase the written memory of his friend's life. It will continue even after death. The future generations will also admire him and he will live in the hearts of people till the doomsday , i.e , the last judgement day.