CLASS XI

THE VOICE OF THE RAIN

NOTEBOOK WORK:

WEB CHART:

Originates
from the Rejuvenates
earth and the
Laving the bottomless
drought sea

Poem of
earth

RAIN

Gives life to
the seeds

Beautifies
Comes back the earth
to the place
of origin

NOTEBOOK:
Read the following lines and answer the questions that follow:

1.And who art thou? said I to the soft falling shower,

Which, strange to tell, gave me an answer as here translated:
I am the poem of the earth, said the voice of the rain.

i. Why was the poet startled by the reply?

ii. What does the rain call itself?
iii. Identify the poetic device in the last line.
 2. Eternal I rise impalpable out of the land and the bottomless sea,
Upward to heaven, whence, vaguely form'd, altogether changed, and
yet the same,
i. What does the word ‘eternal’ indicate here?
ii. From where does ‘I’ rise and where does it go?
iii. Explain ‘yet the same.’

3. Answer the following questions in 30-40 words each:

1. What are the functions of the rain?
2. What answer did the rain give to the poet about its origin?

4.Answer the following question in about 100-120 words:

Rain has been described as giving life to Earth. Discuss the importance of
rain in the context of the poem ‘The Voice of the Rain.’