Question

1. Read the following passage and point out the various devices that make it effective.



At last the rain came. It was sudden and

tremendous. For two or three moons the

sun had been gathering strength till it

seemed to breathe a breath of fire on the

earth. All the grass had long been scorched

brown, and the sands felt like live coals to

the feet. Evergreen trees wore a dusty coat

of brown. The birds were silenced in the

forests and the world lay panting under the

live, vibrating heat. And then came the clap

of thunder. It was an angry, metallic and

thirsty clap, unlike the deep and liquid

rumbling of the rainy season. A mighty

wind arose and filled the air with dust.

Palm trees swayed as the wind combed their

leaves into flying crests like strange and

fantastic coiffure.

When the rain finally came, it was in

large, solid drops of frozen water which the

people called "the nuts of the water of

heaven". They were hard and painful on

the 'body as they fell, yet young people ran

about happily picking up the cold nuts and

throwing them into their mouths to melt.

The earth quickly came to life and the

birds in the forests fluttered around and

chirped merrily. A vague scent of life and

green vegetation was diffused in the air. As

the rain began to fall more soberly and in

smaller liquid drops, children sought for

shelter, and all were happy, refreshed and

thankful.

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