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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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                (a) When raindrops fall apart from one another, in a line of succession, brightened by the sunlight, they appear like dotted silver threads. (b) The tone and mood of the rain in the poem reflects love for the Earth. (c) Once, rain falls, nature takes it to beautify its fields and valleys.