Question

ncert solution class 9 english ch song of the rain question no 6

Answer 1

TEXTBOOK QUESTIONS (SOLVED)


1. On the basis of your understanding of the poem,
answer the following questions by choosing the correct
option.


(a) The rain calls itself the ‘dotted silver threads’ as
_____________.
(i) the shimmering drops fall one after the other.
(ii) it ties heaven and earth.
(iii) it dots the earth with shimmering water.
(iv) it decorates the fields.


Ans : (i) the shimmering drops fall one after the other.


(b) The tone and mood of the rain in the poem reflects:
its _____________.
(i) love for the earth.
(ii) desire to take revenge.
(iii) merriment as it destroys.
(iv) desire to look beautiful.


Ans : (i) love for the earth.


2. Answer the following questions :


(a) Why is the rain divine?


Ans : Rain is divine, it comes straight from heaven. It
is God’s best gift. Moreover, it is life giving.

(b) In this universe, rain performs many functions.
What are those?


Ans : Rain beautifies and refreshes all surroundings. It
spreads happiness all around and all objects of nature feel
rejuvenated. It gives life and quenches the thirst of the dry
and barren earth. Rain spreads prosperity and joy in a
million hearts.


(c) “When I cry the hills laugh;
When I humble myself the flowers rejoice;
When I bow, all things are elated”.
‘Cry ‘humble’ and ‘bow’ indicate different
intensity' with which the rain falls. Explain the three in
context.


Ans : ‘Cry’ means thunder and when it reverberates,
the hills echo like laughter. When the rain falls lightly, it
is very pleasing to the flowers. When rain gives way to
rainbow, it is a delight to behold for everyone.


(d) How do you think the rain quenches the thirst of
the fields and cures cloud's ailment?


Ans : The fields are needy, dry and parched. The
clouds are bursting with moisture and when it fall down as
rain, the clouds are relieved.


(e) Think about ‘million little ways in which the rain
embraces the trees.’ Mention a few of them.


Ans : Rain falls down in millions of droplets. Many
times it takes the form of snow, sleet or hail.


(f) “All can hear but only the sensi tive can
understand.” What does the poet want to convey?


Ans : When the rain falls, everyone can hear its sound.
But very few can sense or understand its blessed nature. It
requires great sensitivity, refinement of mental faculties to
understand the exceptional function the rain performs.
Anything that gives life is akin to God.


(g) Notice the imagery built around ‘sigh of the sea’
‘laughter of the field’ ‘tears of heaven’. Explain the three
expressions in context of rain.


Ans : When the water evaporates from the sea, it is
imagined as sighs that rise from human breast. When rain
falls on the fields, the happiness and joy expressed by field
is akin to laughter. When raindrops fall, they appear like
tears falling from heavens.


(h) How would you express rain as
– an agent of floods?
– a source of water for dams?


Ans : When rain causes flood, that is its destructive
aspect. When it supplies water for dam, then that is its
creative aspect.


(i)“I am like earthly life ...........”. Why does the poet
call rain as earthly life?


Ans : Just like everything on earth is born and dies, so
does rain. It is referred to as earthly life because it has a
beginning and comes to an end too. It begins at the bottom
of the mad elements and ends under the lofted wings of
death.

Answer 2

Few phrases are as follows÷
1-Bosom friend of the maturing sun.
2-Sitting on the granary floor
3-Riper of fruits...etc.


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