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I am beautiful pearls, plucked from the Crown of Ishtar by the daughter of dawn To embellish the gardens.
Song of the Rain
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08/02/2021 6:56 pm
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Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow :
I am beautiful pearls, plucked from the Crown of Ishtar by the daughter of dawn To embellish the gardens.
(а) Who is compared to “beautiful pearls"?
(b) What is the function of rain?
(c) What do you understand by ‘Ishtar’?
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08/02/2021 6:57 pm
(a) Rain drops are compared to beautiful pearls.
(b) Rain decorates gardens. Rain drops make them look more beautiful.
(c) ‘Ishtar’ is the Goddess of fertility, love, war and sex.
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