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I have dotted silver threads dropped from heaven By the gods. Nature then takes me to adorn Her fields and valleys. (a) Name the poem and the poet of the above extract. (b) Who is T? Why is T being compared to silver threads?
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08/02/2021 6:43 pm
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Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow :
I have dotted silver threads dropped from heaven
By the gods. Nature then takes me to adorn
Her fields and valleys.
(a) Name the poem and the poet of the above extract.
(b) Who is T? Why is T being compared to silver threads?
(b) Explain the line ‘Nature…. valleys’.
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08/02/2021 6:44 pm
(а) The poem is ‘Song of the Rain’. The poet is Kahlil Gibran.
(b) ‘I’ is the rain. T, that is the rain, falls in strings of sparkling drops, like silver threads.
(c) The line means that Nature uses rain to decorate fields and valleys. Fields and valleys look fresh and beautiful with rain drops.
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