Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow:
When I cry the hills laugh;
When I humble myself the flowers rejoice;
When I bow, all things are elated
The field and the cloud are lovers
And between them I am a messenger of mercy.
I quench the thirst of the one;
I cure the ailment of the other.
Paraphrase: The rain continues telling that when it cries the hills laugh. When it shows its modesty, the flowers make merry. When it bows down and fall, all things are very happy and excited. The fields and clouds are lovers and the rain is a messenger of mercy between them. The rain quenches the thirst of the field and cures the ailment of the other (cloud). In other words, it relieves the heavily vapor-laden clouds by taking the form of water drops.
(a) What happens when the rain shows its humility?
(b) What role does the rain play between fields and clouds?
(c) Name the poetic device used in the lines.
(a) When the rain shows its humility and modesty, the flowers bloom and rejoice.
(b) The rain plays the role of a messenger of mercy between the two lovers, the fields and clouds.
(c) “Personification" is the poetic device used in the lines.