this song of the rin by khalil gibran. this iss of ncert book of class 9th c.

5. When I cry the hills laugh;
When I humble myself the flowers
rejoice;
When I bow, all things are elated .

6. The field and the
cloud are lovers
And between the
m I am a messeng
mercy. er of
I quench the thir
st of one;
I cure the ailmen
t of the other.

7. 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.
The rain falls accompanied by thundering. Its
sound appears as if it announces the arrival of
rain. Soon after the rain falls the beautiful
rainbow appears in the sky as if it is informing
the earth about the departure of the rain. The
rain is as short lived as is the man’s life on
earth. It comes and
goes just as the man is born and he dies. Both
the rain and the earthly life are similar as both
of them are born out of elements of nature and

8. I emerge from the heart of the sea
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.

12. simile personification
I am like earthly life When I cry. When I humble
metaphor Nature then takes me
I am dotted silver thread I am a messenger of mercy
I am beautiful pearls Upraised wings of death
The daughter of dawn The heart of the sea
I am messenger of I descend and embrace the
mercy flowers
I quench the thirst
I cure the ailment
I touch gently at the window

13. BY-
Samarth
Janardhan
9 –c
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