Question

Explain the line " I am the poem of Earth "

" The Voice Of The Rain " By Walt Whitman

Hornbill || English || Class 11 CBSE

Answer 1

What a beautiful way to describe rain: it is the poem of the earth. Indeed, a poem is what gives life to the world as we know it.  A spiritual poem, a guru, gives life to its reciter, its student.  If there were no Guru, there would be no enlightenment and thereby no life.  Just like if there were no rain, there would be no fresh water, and there would be no life as we know it.  Rain gives earth life, literally. So it is indeed the poem of the earth.  

Answer 2

In this poem, the line " I am the poem of the earth " means rain become the song of the earth. It gives life to all creators like song is relaxation to our heart. Here 'I' refers to rain. It purifies the earth.