Comprehension Passage
Read the given poem and answer the following questions -
‘’Side by side, their faces blurred,
The earl and countess lie in stone,
Their proper habits vaguely shown
As jointed armour, stiffened pleat,
And that faint hint of the absurd -
The little dogs under their feet.
The stone fidelity
They hardly meant has come to be
Their final blazon, and to prove
Our almost-instinct almost true:
What will survive of us is love.’’
What is the significance of the phrase "The earl and countess lie in stone" in the context of the poem?
1
The couple is buried beneath a stone structure.
2
The couple's memory is preserved in stone.
3
The couple is petrified and unchanging.
4
The couple's identities are obscured and forgotten.