Question

SECTION :-B
Q- Read the following verses and answer the question :-
And who art thou? Said I to the soft falling shower
Which, strange tell, gave me an answer, as here translated:
I am the poem of Earth said the voice of the rain.
Question:-
1. What does the phrase 'strange to tell' means?
2. Why does the rain call herself the poem of Earth?​

Answer 1

Answer:

1. The phrase expresses the poet’s surprise at the rain’s ability to reply and use words. The belief is that rain cannot speak like living beings. The poet believes that the readers will also find it surprising and weird . that the rain should speak and answer the poet’s question.

2. The rain calls itself the Poem of the Earth because the poem rendered by the poet has the task of bringing joy, happiness, life to its readers. Similarly when the rain falls down over Earth, a rhythm or music is created. That’s why the rain calls itself the Poem of Earth.

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