Question

Rains affirmation that it is the poem of the earth is a poignant reminder of how both rain and poem aesthetically elevate the beauty of all things. Comment. . The voice of the rain, class 11.

Answer 1

Explanation:

Personification: The rain has been personified as it has been given a voice in the poem. Metaphor: “I am the Poem of the Earth”. ... Parallelism/Simile: In the last two lines, the poet has drawn a parallel between the rain and the song of a poet. Hyperbole: 'Bottomless sea' is an example of hyperbole.The phrase “strange to tell” means that it is quite strange for the poet to believe and express in words that the soft-falling rain replied to his question. At the beginning of the poem, the poet inquires the rain about its identity, to which the rain replies that it is the 'Poem of Earth'.