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  1. There are nine stanzas in the poem. Free verse is used in the poem. There is no set meter or structure in free verse poetry. The poem does not have a rhyme scheme. Normal pauses and natural rhythmical phrases are used in this sort of poem.   Song of the Rain Summary

    There are nine stanzas in the poem. Free verse is used in the poem. There is no set meter or structure in free verse poetry. The poem does not have a rhyme scheme. Normal pauses and natural rhythmical phrases are used in this sort of poem.

     

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    Personification- When a thing or abstraction is depicted as a person, it is called personification. When I cry, the hills, The voice of thunder declares my arrival, I emerge from the heart of the sea, I touch gently at the windows with my soft fingers. Symbolism-It is the use of an object, person, sRead more

    • Personification- When a thing or abstraction is depicted as a person, it is called personification. When I cry, the hills, The voice of thunder declares my arrival, I emerge from the heart of the sea, I touch gently at the windows with my soft fingers.
    • Symbolism-It is the use of an object, person, situation or word to represent something else, like an idea, in literature. Tears from the endless heaven of memories. I am dotted silver threads dropped from heaven
    • Metaphor- A metaphor is a figure of speech that alludes to one thing by referencing another for rhetorical effect. I am dotted silver threads dropped from heaven The field and the cloud are lovers ii) I am a messenger of mercy
    • Anaphora- An anaphora is a rhetorical technique in which a sequence of words is repeated at the start of adjacent phrases. When I cry, the….. When I humble….. When I…….
    • Anti-thesis- When two opposites are combined for a contrasting impact The voice of thunder declares my arrival; The rainbow announces my
    • Simile- a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid. I am like earthly life.

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  1. The poem's main theme is to portray certain things like the rain serving as a messenger of compassion. Rain quenches the thirsty earth's hunger while also reducing cloud heaviness and swelling. Thunder precedes rain, which is followed by a rainbow. Rain is formed when the ground and water are heatedRead more

    The poem’s main theme is to portray certain things like the rain serving as a messenger of compassion. Rain quenches the thirsty earth’s hunger while also reducing cloud heaviness and swelling. Thunder precedes rain, which is followed by a rainbow. Rain is formed when the ground and water are heated and water rises as vapour to the sky, much as life is created by the combination of the five elements- air, earth, fire, water, and wind.

     

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