9th Class English Song of the Rain - Kahlil Gibran Question Bank

done 9th CBSE English Song of the Rain - Kahlil Gibran Total Questions - 23

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  I am dotted silver threads dropped from heaven By the gods. Nature then takes me, to adorn Her fields and valleys.              (a) Why does the rain call itself dotted silver threads? (b) How is the tone and mood of the rain in the poem? (c) What for does nature take the rain once it falls from heaven? I am beautiful pearls, plucked from the Crown of Ishtar by the daughter of Dawn, To embellish the gardens.             (a) Who plucks the pearly rain from the crown of Ishtar? (b) What is the significance of Ishtar in the poem? (c) How is the rain beautiful pearls?
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    When I cry the hills laugh; When I humble myself the flowers rejoice; When I bow, all things are elated. (a) Explain the first two lines of the stanza. (b) How does the rain help all things to be elated? (c) When do the flowers make merry?
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    The field and the cloud are lovers And between them I am a messenger of mercy I quench the thirst of one; I cure the ailment of the other.        (a) Explain- 'I quench the thirst of one, I cure the ailment of the other'. (b) How is the rain the messenger of mercy? (c) In what sense are the fields and clouds lovers?
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    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.      (a) How is rain similar to earthly life?                 (b) What are the mad elements from where life on Earth begins? (c) What are the upraised wings of death for rain?
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    I emerge from the heart of the sea and 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.     (a) What does rain mean by its million ways of embracing flowers? (b) What is a field in need? (c) What is the origin of the rain and with how does it soar?
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    I touch gently at the windows with my Soft fingers, and my announcement is a Welcome song. All can hear, but only The sensitive can understand.        (a) Explain 'I touch gently ......... welcome song.' (b) Explain 'All can hear...... understand.' (c) Pick out an instance of personification from the stanza.
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    The heat in the air gives birth to me, But in turn I kill it. As woman overcomes man with The strength she takes from him.     (a) How does heat in the air give birth to rain? (b) How does rain kill the one who begot it? (c) Name the poet of the above extract.
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    I am the sigh to the sea                             The laughter of the field                            The tears of heaven                                 So with love                                         Sighs from the deep sea affection, laughter from the colour ful field of spirit, Tears from endless heaven of memories.       (a) How is rain the sigh of the sea? (b) How is rain the laughter of the fields? (c) How is rain the tears of heaven?  
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  Why is the rain divine?                 
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                                                               In this universe rain performs many functions. What are those?   
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                                    When I cry the hills laugh;                                                                    Where I humble myself the flowers rejoice; When I bow, all things are elated.                                                                Cry, humble and. bow indicate different intensity with which the rain falls. Explain the three in context
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    How do you think the rain quenches the thirst of the fields and cures the clouds' ailment? 
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             Mention a few ways in which rain embraces the trees.
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    'All can hear ...... but only the sensitive can understand'. What does the poet want to convey?        
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     (i) Notice the imagery built around 'sigh of the sea', 'laughter of the field' and 'tears of heaven'. Explain the three expressions.                                                                                          (ii) How would you express rain as an agent of flood? A source of water for dams?
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    I am like earthly life ....                                                                                                   Why does the poet call the rain as earthly life?
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                                                        Explain the ending of the song.                   
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                                                  Explain how rain is a messenger of mercy between the two lovers.
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    Explain the line ' The voice of thunder declares my arrival. The rainbow announces my departure'.   
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    Explain the lines 'I am dotted silver threads dropped from heaven' and 'lam beautiful pearls, plucked from the crown of Ishtar'.                                                                                
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  Rain in the hills and rain in the desert present entirely different scenarios. In the hills it revitalises the greenery and freshens the vegetation; it waters the parched land and relieves the thirsty and panting souls in the desert.                                                                                    This has been an year of scanty rains. Imagine how the rain would be welcomed when it pours in the hills and in the desert after a long dry spell. What are you likely to see?  (b) What would happen to the rain water?  (c) What would be the scene before and after the rain?                                                     
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    Explain the significance of the ending of the poem.    
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                                          The Poem. 'Song of the Rain' is the best form of personification. Illustrate this statement with examples.  
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