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‘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 wings of death’.
Song of the Rain
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08/02/2021 6:50 pm
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Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow :
‘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 wings of death’.
(а) Whose arrival is declared by ‘the voice of thunder’?
(b) ‘I am like earthly life’. Explain.
(c) What do you mean by ‘wings of death’?
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08/02/2021 6:51 pm
(a) The rain’s arrival is declared by ‘the voice of thunder’.
(b) The rain’s life is similar to the worldly life. It takes birth and then dies.
(c) “Wings of death" means various causes or forces of death.
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