Songoftherain
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The rain is described through poetic language and metaphors. It is said to laugh when the speaker cries and rejoice when they are humble. Its arrival is announced by thunder and its departure by rainbows. Like human life, rain is born of nature's elements and ends under the wings of death. It emerges from the sea, soars with the breeze, descends to embrace flowers and trees when fields are in need, quenching the thirst of one and curing the ailment of the other.
Songoftherain
- 5. When I cry the hills laugh; When I humble myself the flowers rejoice; When I bow, all things are elated .
- 6. The field and the cloud are lovers And between the m I am a messeng mercy. er of I quench the thir st of one; I cure the ailmen t of the other.
- 7. The voice of thunder declares my arrival; The rainbow announces my departure. I am like earthly life, which begins at The feet of the mad elements and ends Under the upraised wings of death. The rain falls accompanied by thundering. Its sound appears as if it announces the arrival of rain. Soon after the rain falls the beautiful rainbow appears in the sky as if it is informing the earth about the departure of the rain. The rain is as short lived as is the mans life on earth. It comes and goes just as the man is born and he dies. Both the rain and the earthly life are similar as both of them are born out of elements of nature and
- 8. I emerge from the heart of the sea Soar with the breeze. When I see a field in Need, I descend and embrace the flowers and The trees in a million little ways.
- 12. simile personification I am like earthly life When I cry. When I humble metaphor Nature then takes me I am dotted silver thread I am a messenger of mercy I am beautiful pearls Upraised wings of death The daughter of dawn The heart of the sea I am messenger of I descend and embrace the mercy flowers I quench the thirst I cure the ailment I touch gently at the window
- 13. BY- Samarth Janardhan 9 c th 34