3. Hughes is a Afro-American writer. He wrote this
poem for his good friend, Lorraine Hansberry,
when he learned that she had been diagnosed
with cancer. In this poem, he describes how rain
brings joy and life. It suggest that there is life
after death.
Langston Hughes
4. In Time of Silver Rain
In time of silver rain
The earth puts forth new life again,
Green grasses grow
And flowers lift their heads,
And over all the plain
The wonder spreads
Of Life,
Of Life,
Of life!
In time of silver rain
The butterflies lift silken wings
To catch a rainbow cry,
And trees put forth new leaves to sing
In joy beneath the sky
As down the roadway
Passing boys and girls
Go singing, too,
In time of silver rain When spring
And life
Are new.
5. In time of silver rain
The earth
Puts forth new life again,
Green grasses grow
And flower lift their heads,
And over all the plain
7. Q.01 : Who puts forth new life again?
Q.02 : Identify the line from the stanza where a
non-living thing is given human quality.
Q.03 : Pick out the rhyming words from the two
stanza.
Q.04 : Pick out the noun phrases.
13. Summary:
This poem was published around 1997, after world
war-II.
“Silver” rain symbolizes bullets during or after world
war-II.
“new life” refers to the life which feels new after the
war when peace is spread throughout the world.
The voice also connects the ending of the event to the
feeling of the whole world.
The depression that once held the people of the world
hostage was over.
sadness was replaced with joy and hope.
18. Summary:
These lines symbolize joy and happiness all over the
world
Families all over the world rejoice although some lost
family members in the war.
19. In time of silver rain
The butterflies
Lift silken wings
To catch a rainbow cry,
20. Q.01 : What does the butterflies do?
Q.02 : Identify the line from the stanza where
elements of nature is given human quality.
Q.03 : Pick out a noun phrase from the fourth stanza.
24. Summary:
The silver rain indicates the spread of new life.
The poet here is showing the belief or excitement of
new life. Not only in nature but also in the spirits.
The rainbows don’t have feelings, therefore can’t cry.
But the butterflies can lift their wings to catch
raindrops.