Question

Describe the qualities of the cloud mentioned in the poem
"The Cloud" ​

Answer 1

Answer:

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The poem “The Cloud” by Percy Bysshe Shelley is a lyric, written in anapestic meter, alternating in line lengths between tetrameter and trimeter.

The cloud brings rain, moisture, hail, and snow, and gives shade. It is infused with electricity which acts as its guide in the form of lightning accompanied by thunder. When the cloud covers the rising sun, it causes its beams to be spread out over the sky. ... In "The Cloud," Shelley is again the myth-maker.

Explanation:

Major Themes in “The Cloud”: Natural beauty, mortality, and joy are the major themes of this poem. Throughout the poem, he personifies a cloud that acts as a mother to the earth, a nurse to the plants and then flies under the sky like bees.