Question

Critical appreciation of the poem song of the rain

Answer 1

This poem is an autobiography of the rain. Rain tells the entire story of his life. However, what makes the poem strikingly beautiful is a series of contrasts and similarities. The rain first of all contrasts himself with the hills, the flowers and the fields. He says that it is his tears that bring them happiness. The rain also contrasts his arrival with his departure. His arrival is announced by something that frightens the human mind, that is, thunder. On the other hand, human beings are warned of the fact of his departure by something that calms the human mind, that is, rainbow. He also contrasts the majority of human beings with the minority. The majority of men are insensitive, and they can only hear the rain without understanding what he brings with himself. On the other hand, the minority is composed of the emotional ones who know that rain is absolutely essential for bringing the much-needed relief from the summer sun. Against the many contrasts that make up this poem, there are only two sets of similarities found here. The rain compares its existence with human life. Human beings and rain are both born out of the elements that are said to make up the earth. Both of them must also pass away at some point of time or the other. In the second instance, the rain also compares himself to a woman who draws her strength from man only to overpower him in the end. Similarly, rain also has its source in the hot air of the atmosphere and ultimately he ends up getting rid of this warmth.