Question

And who art thou? Said I to the soft- falling shower,
Which, strange to tell, give me an answer, as here
translated?
I am the Poem of Earth, said the voice of the rain.
1.What was strange to tell​

Answer 1

Answer:

Word Meanings:

thou – you

soft-falling – dropping softly

shower – raindrops when they fall continuously on Earth

Explanation:

The poem begins with the poet asking for the identity of the soft-falling rain shower. Much to the surprise of the poet, the rain replies to his question which the poet translates for his readers. The rain in its own voice tells the poet that she is the poem of this Earth. The rain is trying to say that, as music or poetry gives pleasure to human beings, the rain gives happiness to mother Earth.