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What is the parallel drawn between rain and music?
What is the parallel drawn between rain and music?
What phenomenon does the phrase ‘strange to tell’ refer to?
What phenomenon does the phrase ‘strange to tell’ refer to?
What does the cyclic movement of rain in the poem symbolize?
What does the cyclic movement of rain in the poem symbolize?
What is the significance of rainwater gathering in the sky and changing form in the poem?
What is the significance of rainwater gathering in the sky and changing form in the poem?
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What does the poet's voice in the poem primarily express?
What does the poet's voice in the poem primarily express?
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Study Notes
Class 11 English Hornbill The Voice of the Rain: Textbook Questions Solved
- The poem features two voices, one belonging to the poet and the other to the rain, as indicated in lines 1-2 and 3-9.
- The phrase "strange to tell" refers to the surprising phenomenon of the rain providing an answer to the poet's query.
- The parallel between rain and music is indicated through words/phrases like ‘Poem of Earth’, ‘eternal I rise impalpable out of land and the bottomless sea’ and ‘For song duly with love returns.’ Both originate from a source, rise up, reach fulfilment, wander about whether cared about or not, and finally return to the source of origin with love.
- The cyclic movement of rain is depicted in the poem as rain water rises untouched out of the land and deep sea, gathers in the sky, changes form, and then comes down to earth to bathe the dry tiny particles of dust layers and all that lies buried under it, ultimately returning to its place of origin.
- Science textbooks indicate that water vapors from the rivers and ocean rise up to the sky due to the intense heat.
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Test your understanding of the poem "The Voice of the Rain" from the Class 11 English Hornbill textbook with these solved questions. Check your knowledge of the voices in the poem and the meaning of phrases like "strange to tell."
