Question

I am the poem of earth , said the voice of the rain ,eternal i rise impalpable out of the land and the bottomless sea , (a) name the poem and the poet (b) who does 'i ' refer in the above lines (c) identify the figure of speech in above lines

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answers are written below:

Explanation:

a. The name of poem is 'The voice of the rain' by Walt Whitman.

b. 'i' refers to the rain.

c. Personification - figure of speech.

Answer 2

The answers are as follows:

(a) The given extract is from the poem 'The Voice of the Rain' and the poet is Walt Whitman.

(b) In the given lines, 'I' refers to the rain. The poem is written in the first person to make it appear that the rain itself is talking to the readers.

(c) The figure of speech used in the given lines is Personification. In the lines 'I am the Poem of Earth, said the voice of the rain' the poet has shown that rain which is non-living is showing human traits i.e. saying.