122. IDC 151- The Voice of the Rain (12)

1) There are two voices in the poem. Who do they belong to? Which lines indicate this?
A:- One of them belongs to the poet and the other to the rain. These are indicated in
lines 1-2 and 3-9 respectively.

2) What does the phrase ‘strange to tell’ mean?
A:- The phrase refers to a strange phenomenon—the rain gives an answer to the poet’s query. It is surprising to report the answer.

3) There is a parallel drawn between r« in and music. Which words indicate this? Explain the similarity between the two.
A:- The following words/phrases indicate the parallel between rain and music: ‘Poem of Earth’, ‘eternal I rise impalpable out of land and the bottomless sea’ ‘For song duly with love returns.’
Both originate from a source, rise up, reach fulfilment, wander about whether cared about or not and finally return to the source of origin with love.

4) How is the cyclic movement of rein brought out in the poem?
A:- Rain water rises untouched out of the land and deep sea and gathers in the sky, where it changes form, and then comes down to earth to bathe the dry tiny particles of dust layers and all that lies buried under it. Then it returns to the place of its origin. Science textbooks indicate that water vapours from the rivers and ocean rise up to the sky due to the intense heat. They assume the form of clouds and after condensation drop down as rain. The water flows back through rivers to the seas and oceans.

5) Why are the last two lines put within brackets?
A:- The last two lines contain a comment about music and its cycle. These differ from the first nine lines. The first two lines are the voice of the poet whereas lines three to nine are spoken by rain. The cycle of song is put within brackets to mark the difference in speakers but similarity in content.

6) List the pairs of opposites found in the poem.
A:- rise-descend; day-night; reck’d-unreck’d

7) Notice the sentence pattern in the following:
Rewrite these sentences in prose.
And who art thou? said I went to the soft-falling shower.
I am the Poem of Earth, said the voice of the rain.
Eternal I rise
For a song duly with love returns.
A:- I said to the soft-falling shower, “Who are you?”
The voice of the rain said, “I am the poem of Earth.”
I rise eternally.
For song returns duly with love.

8) The poem begins in a conversational tone. Who are the two participants? What is the advantage of this method?
A:- The two participants are the poet and the rain. The poet makes the rain relate its own story. This direct presentation makes the narration more authentic, interesting and captivating.

9) "Behind the apparent simplicity, the poem hides a deep meaning.”
What exactly does the poem convey to the reader?
A:- The poem is not merely a description of the life-cycle of rain. It has a deeper meaning. Rain is a poem or thing of the beauty of Earth and so is song or music. The comparison between rain and music .and their function: making the Earth pure and beautiful conveys the eternal role of natural phenomenon and art in real life.

10) How does the rain justify its claim: “I am the Poem of Earth’”?
A:- The rain narrates the journey of its life—from birth to return to origin in mythical terms. The facts are scientific but the phrases that convey them are metaphoric and literary. The whole journey has a beauty and charm associated with a poem.

11) How is the cyclic movement of rain brought out in the poem “The Voice of the Rain”? What points of similarity do you notice between rain and music?
A:- The rain calls itself the poem of earth. It is everlasting and perpetual. It is something that cannot be touched. It originates from the land and the deep sea. Then it rises upward to heaven where it changes its form into a cloud, yet remains the same in quality. From the sky it pours down on earth to wash the dry tiny particles and dust layers of the earth. The rain helps the unborn seeds to sprout. These seeds lay hidden and unborn under the layers of earth. Rain gives back life to its origin making it pure and beautiful. Rain and music are both beautiful and life-giving. They are eternal sources of joy and go on perpetually. They inspire even dormant objects and persons with life and activity.

12. 2024 IDC 
How does Whitman personify rain? (1)
A:- Wordsworth personifies rain by comparing it to poetry.

Popular posts from this blog

86. Landscape of the Soul(15)(HS1st Yr)

1. Explain the Chinese and the European views of art. A:- The Chinese paintings are based on the imaginative, inner or spiritual approach whereas the European ones reproduce an actual view of an external or real object. The paintings of Wu Daozi and Metsys illustrate the difference. The Chinese art captures the essence of the inner life whereas the European artist might want you to look at the piece of art through his lens. 2. What is 'outsider art' and 'raw art'? A:- 'Outsider art' refers to those art who have no right to be artists as they have received no formal training yet show talent and artistic insight. 'Art brut' or 'raw art' are the works of art in their raw state as regards cultural and artistic influences. French writer Jean Dubuffet challenged the concept of 'art brut' in the 1940s. Before that, people were disinterested in arts of untutored creative thinkers. 3. Who was the"untutored genius who created a paradise" ...
Read more

66. The Ailing Planet(31) HS1st Yr

Q1. Who is the author of "The Ailing Planet?" A:- Nani Palkhiwala is the author of "The Ailing Planet". Q2.Locate the lines in the text that support the title “The Ailing Planet”. Answer: The following lines in the text support the title “The Ailing Planet”. “Are we to leave our successors a scorched planet of advancing deserts, impoverished landscapes and ailing environment. A three-year study using satellites and aerial photography conducted by the United Nations, warns that the environment has deteriorated so badly that it is ‘critical’ in many of the eighty-eight countries. Q3What does the notice “The world’s most dangerous animals” at a cage in the zoo at Lusaka, Zambia, signify? A:- The notice “The world’s most dangerous animals” at a cage in the zoo at Lusaka, Zambia signifies that man is solely responsible for all the deterioration in environment and depletion of natural resources. Thus man is the world’s most dangerous animal. Q4. How are the earth’s princi...
Read more

248. AEC 151:I.1- Theory of Communication (1)

What is communication Theory ? A:- Communication theory was proposed by S. F. Scudder in the year 1980. It states that all living beings existing on the planet communicate although the way of communication is different. Plants communicate their need to be taken care of and watered immediately through visible changes in the colour of the leaves, and the falling of leaves and flowers. Animals communicate by sounds, several movements to indicate that they are hungry or unwell or need medical attention. A mother would never understand that her child is hungry unless and until the child cries. Crying is again a form through which the child communicates that he is hungry and needs food. The same applies when he is injured, where he uses crying again as a tool to communicate his pain and need of urgent medical attention. Thus the universal law of communication theory says that all living beings whether they are plants, animals, human beings communicate through sound, speech, visible changes, ...
Read more