Question

THE VOICE OF THE RAIN

Read the following extract and answer the next questions ----

"I descend to lave the droughts, atomies, dust - layers of the globe,

And all that in them without me were seeds only, latet,

unborn;

And forever, by day and night, I give back life to my

own origin,

And make pure and beautify it".




1). What does 'I' do on descending ?

2). How does 'I' affect those that have seeds in them ?

3). Explain the meaning of the last line of the extract.

4). What is the effect of the poet's use of 'I' in the poem ?

5). What is the figure of Speech in the poem ?

Answer 1

1).'I' here refers to the rain. And it come down from sky to bathe the earth's dry lands, tiny particles and layers of dust.
2).It helps them to born.
3).The last line means that the rain keeps making the earth pure and beautiful.
4).In the poem 'I' describes the story of rain itself.
5).It's like a song. The poet here compares rain to a songbird.

Answer 2

Explanation:

How does I affect those that have seeds in them ?