Class11 English Ch the voice of the rain In Hornbill book

1. THE VOICE OF THE RAIN
BY WALT WHITMAN

2. “
”
Written by Walt Whitman. It is a conversation between the
poet and the rain.
INTRODUCTION
The rain explains its eternal journey in its birth-place, i.e. earth to
the poet.

3. WALT
WHITMAN
AN AMERICAN POET

4. Walt Whitman
 was an American poet, essayist, and journalist. A humanist, he was a part of the
transition between transcendentalism and realism, incorporating both views in his
works. Whitman is among the most influential poets in the American canon,
often called the father of free verse.His work was controversial in its time,
particularly his poetry collection Leaves of Grass
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5. OBJECTIVE
NARRATIVE STYLE
VOCABULARY
THEME

6. THE CONVERSATION
 Who art thou – Who are you
 Eternal – never-ending
 Impalpable – which cannot be described
 In the above lines, the poet asked the soft-falling shower ‘Who are you?’ to which the rain replied in
a strange to state manner. The rain said that it was the Poem of the Earth and it rose continuously
from the land and bottomless ocean in the form of vapours.
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8. Upward to heaven...of the globe
 The rain tells the poet that it rises upwards towards the sky in the form of vapors
where it changes its form (condenses into water droplets).
 It also says that although its form gets changed, it still remains the same.
 The rain comes down to wash the drought and provide water. It also washes away
the dust and small particles from the earth’s surface.
 And the seeds inside the earth grow into a plant because of the water provided by
the rain. It gives life to the seeds.

9. •Whence – where
•Vaguely – not clearly
•Descend – come down
•Lave – wash; bathe
•Atomies – small particles
•Latent – hidden/buried

10. And all
that...beautify it.
 The seeds inside the earth grow
into a plant because of the
water provided by the rain. It
gives life to the seeds.
 The rain says that by day and
night it provides life, care,
enrichment, and water to the
place from where it originated.
 The rain keeps enhancing
the beauty and purity of the
earth by preparing a life-cycle
for itself again.
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11. Forever...returns.
 (The Rain is like a song that originates from its birth-place, just like the heart of the
singer, and travels to fulfill the earth’s needs and wanders.
 It finally comes back to the place from where it originated. Whether it is ruined or
not, it returns to the original position, with a lot of love to its birth-place).

12. Literary Devices
 Personification – the poet used a non-living thing as a living thing in the poet
 I am the Poem of Earth, said the voice of the rain
 Metaphor – an indirect comparison between the qualities of different things
 I am the Poem of Earth - rain is being compared to a poem
 Hyperbole – exaggerated statements
 Bottomless sea
 Imagery – visual description of something
 Soft-falling shower

13. Thank you
APRAJITA

14. Party Committees
Food
Gifts
Decorations