Question

Eternal I rise impalpable out of the land and the bottomless sea
Upward to heaven, whence, vaguely form’d, altogether
changed and yet the same,
I descend to lave the droughts,
atomies, dust-layers of the globe,
And all that in them without me were seeds only, latent, unborn;

1. From does the rain originate?
2. What poetic device does the poet use here?
3. How does the rain help the seed?
4. Explain: “I rise impalpable”.

Answer 1

Answer:

1. seeds only, latent, unborn.

2.Upward to heaven, whence, vaguely form’d,

3. By atomies, dust-layers of the globe,

And all that in them without me were seeds only, latent, unborn.

4. it was the I rise impalpable out of the land and the bottomless sea.

Answer 2

Answer:

Correct answers are below:

Explanation:

1. From bottomless sea.

2. Comparison

3. It acts like food to the seeds, helps them grow, nurture.

4. I rise impalpable means - I rise intangible unable to be felt by touch, untouchable.