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    The document is a poem titled "Day" by Sir Cecil Spring Rice. In the poem, various elements of nature describe themselves as being busy. The sea says it is busy making continents. The rain says it is busy watering the plants so grain can grow. The air says it is blowing everywhere. The sun says its work of shining is never done for all the planets. In the last stanza, the poet presents himself as another worker whose task will soon be done, like the elements of nature.

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    The document is a poem titled "Day" by Sir Cecil Spring Rice. In the poem, various elements of nature describe themselves as being busy. The sea says it is busy making continents. The rain says it is busy watering the plants so grain can grow. The air says it is blowing everywhere. The sun says its work of shining is never done for all the planets. In the last stanza, the poet presents himself as another worker whose task will soon be done, like the elements of nature.

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    Day Poem - Prep 1

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    The document is a poem titled "Day" by Sir Cecil Spring Rice. In the poem, various elements of nature describe themselves as being busy. The sea says it is busy making continents. The rain says it is busy watering the plants so grain can grow. The air says it is blowing everywhere. The sun says its work of shining is never done for all the planets. In the last stanza, the poet presents himself as another worker whose task will soon be done, like the elements of nature.

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    Day

    By : Sir Cecil Spring Rice


    The Poet : Sir Cecil Spring Rice :

    Sir Cecil Spring Rice,


    (27 February 1859 – 14 February
    1918) was a British diplomat who
    served as a British Ambassador to
    the United States from 1912 to
    1918.

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    ‘I am busy” said the air,
    The Poem : Day : ‘Blowing here and blowing there,
    Up and down and everywhere.
    I am busy,' said the air.
    ‘I am busy’ said the sea.
    ‘I am busy’ Think of me ‘I am busy,’ said the sun.
    making continents to be. ‘All my planets, every one,
    ‘I am busy” said the sea Know my work is never done.
    I am busy, said the sun.
    ‘I am busy’ said the rain.
    ‘When I fall it’s not in vain;
    Wait and you will see the grain. Sea and rain and air and sun,
    I am busy.’ Said the rain. Here’s a fellow toiler – one,
    Whose task will soon be done.

    *****

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    Rhyme Scheme :
    Stanza (1): (a a a a)
    ‘I am busy’ said the sea.
    ‘I am busy’ Think of me Figures of Speech :
    making continents to be. - Personification
    ‘I am busy” said the sea.
    (I’m busy , said the sea.)
    The poet gives the sea the image of
    New Vocabulary:
    a person who can talk.
    Continent = ‫قارة‬

    Devises (musical tools) :


    Paraphrase:
    - Alliteration
    The poet says that the sea says
    that it is busy working. We must (said – sea)
    think of its work as it is
    important. It makes land It gives music to appeal our sense
    appear. of hearing.
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    Rhyme Scheme :
    Stanza (2): (b b b b)
    ‘I am busy’ said the rain.
    ‘When I fall it’s not in vain; Figures of Speech :
    Wait and you will see the grain. - Personification
    I am busy.’ Said the rain. (I’m busy , said the rain.)
    The poet gives the rain the image
    New Vocabulary:
    of a person who can talk.
    in vain = ‫بال فائدة‬
    grain = ‫حبوب الذرة والقمح‬
    Devises (musical tools) :
    - Alliteration
    Paraphrase:
    The poet says that the rain says (wait – will)
    that it is busy working. When it It gives music to appeal our sense
    falls , it helps the plants to grow. of hearing.
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    Rhyme Scheme :
    Stanza (3): (c c c c)
    ‘I am busy” said the air,
    ‘Blowing here and blowing there, Figures of Speech :
    Up and down and everywhere. - Personification
    I am busy,' said the air. (I’m busy , said the air.)
    The poet gives the air the image of
    New Vocabulary:
    a person who can talk.
    blow = ‫يهب‬

    Devises (musical tools) :


    Paraphrase:
    - Contrast
    The poet says that the air says
    that it is busy working. It blows (here – there) (up – down)
    everywhere to cool the weather
    and mix the gases. It gives music to appeal our sense
    of hearing and clear the meaning.
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    Rhyme Scheme :
    Stanza (4): (d d d d)
    ‘I am busy,’ said the sun.
    ‘All my planets, every one, Figures of Speech :
    Know my work is never done. - Personification
    I am busy, said the sun. (I’m busy , said the sun.)
    The poet gives the sun the image
    New Vocabulary:
    of a person who can talk.
    planets = ‫كواكب‬

    Devises (musical tools) :


    Paraphrase:
    - Alliteration
    The poet says that the sun says
    that it is busy working. (said – sun)
    Everyone and all the planets
    know that the work of the sun It gives music to appeal our sense
    never finishes. It always shines. of hearing.
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    Rhyme Scheme :
    Stanza (4): (d d d)

    Sea and rain and air and sun, Figures of Speech :


    Here’s a fellow toiler – one, - metaphor
    Whose task will soon be done. (Here’s a fellow toiler one.)
    The poet makes a comparison
    New Vocabulary: between himself and the elements
    of nature and all of them are
    fellow = ‫صديق‬ workers.
    toiler = ‫عامل‬
    Paraphrase: Devises (musical tools) :
    The poet talks to the elements - Alliteration
    of nature that he is their friend
    and he works too but his work (sea – sun)
    will be finished soon. It gives music to appeal our sense
    of hearing.
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    Thank you

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