Question

what is the theme of the poem 'not marble nor guilded monuments

Answer 1

William Shakespeare's sonnet, 'Not Marble, nor the gilded monuments'
addresses the idea of immortality through verse. It tells us about the power of poetry,as it can make anybody famous forever.
The poem conveys the message that literary art is not affected by the mighty hand of time,though marbled and gilded monuments are ravaged by the mighty hand of time.