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Hornbill (Poem): The Voice of the Rain cheat sheet
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CBSE Class 11 · English
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Chapter 9The Voice of the Rain
Rain rises from the earth and returns to it — like a song that returns to its singer.
1. About
Poet: Walt Whitman. A conversation between the poet and the rain.
2. Summary
- The poet asks the falling shower who it is; the rain calls itself the Poem of Earth.
- It rises as vapour from land and sea, forms clouds and comes back down to wash and nourish the earth.
- The water cycle is compared to a song, which returns with love to its origin after travelling.
3. Devices
- Personification of rain.
- Dialogue form; free verse.
- Parenthesis for the comparison with song.
4. Themes
- water cycle
- nature and art
- giving and returning
5. Key Points
- Rain is eternal and life-giving.
- Song and rain both return to their source.
- Rain gives without discrimination.
- Whitman is known for free verse.
Remember: Poem of Earth | water cycle | song comparison
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