Question

I descend to lave the droughts, atomies, dust-layers of the globe,
And all that in them without me were seeds only, latent, unborn;
And forever, by day and night, I give back life to my own origin.
And make pure and beautify it.
Questions:
8. What changes can be observed after the descent of the rains?
9. State the condition of seeds in the absence of the rains.
10. ‘I give back life to my own origin’- explain briefly.
11. Mention the figures of speech used in the second last line of the stanza.

Answer 1

8.

Answer:

9.Without water, seeds can't use their stored energy. This stored energy only lasts so long. That's why a sprouting seed works so hard to break the soil and unfold into the light quickly. ... But if a seed needs light, it won't germinate until it's close to the soil surface

10.It's related to water cycle as the line says that "I give back life to my origin" . ... which then form clouds and then comes down again in the form of rain and as we say it a water cycle it happens cyclically every time . So the origin in this is from where water evaporates and it came back there only again.

11.

poet uses euphemism in the last line of the poem. The phrase ‘the sleep of dead’ indirectly refers to a sleep from which one would never awake; that is, it refers to the condition of being dead.

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Answer 2

Answer:

8. Rain falls to quench the drought and supply water. Additionally, it cleans the earth's surface of dust and other microscopic particles.

9. Due to a lack of water, which is necessary for seeds to germinate and grow into new plants, the seeds are dormant and unborn.

10. Rain falls on the earth from which it originated. Rainfall brings seeds and plants to life, sustaining all life on Earth.

11. Figure of speech is irony.

Explanation:

Summary of the poem:

• The poet once questioned the identity of the soft rain.
• Strangely, the raindrops responded by claiming that the melody came from the Earth, where it was born.
• It emerges from the land and the sea as water vapour that rises into the sky and condenses to form clouds.
• However, its fundamental nature has not changed since birth. It then returns to earth as tiny droplets, washing away the dust layers, moistening the soil, and assisting the seeds in re-growing.
• It renews the earth's vitality.
• It continually purifies and enhances its beauty.
• There is no end to this loop.
• The rain is likened to a song by the poet.
• A poet's heart gives birth to a song.
• When it is finished, it is given from one person to the next.
• Whether or if anyone hears it doesn't matter to him.
• The song returns to the poet's heart, where it was born after he has finished singing it.
• From there, the music keeps getting better and better.
• As a result, it beautifies and purifies the poet's heart.

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