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SONG OF THE RAIN

BY ----KHALIL GIBRAN


INTRODUCTION TO THE POEM
This poem is a beautiful description of
RAIN written by Khalil Gibran.He has
personified the rain here. Through this
beautiful poem, the poet tells about its
importance, usage, significance and
journey.
KHALIL GIBRAN
ABOUT THE POET
Khalil Gibran (born Gubran Khalil Gubran[1] bin Mikh'l bin
Sa'ad; Arabic , January 6, 1883 April
10, 1931) also known as Kahlil Gibran[2], was a Lebanese
American artist, poet, and writer. Born in the town of Bsharri in
modern-day Lebanon (then part of the Ottoman Mount Lebanon
mutasarrifate), as a young man he emigrated with his family to the
United States where he studied art and began his literary career. He
is chiefly known for his 1923 book The Prophet, a series of
philosophical essays written in English prose. An early example of
Inspirational fiction, the book sold well despite a cool critical
reception, and became extremely popular in the 1960s
counterculture.[3] Gibran is considered to be the third most widely
read poet in history, behind Shakespeare and Lao-Tzu.[4]
SUMMARY
Rain is dropped from heaven by Gods. It
looks like dotted silver threads. when it
comes down, it decorates fields and
valleys. it adds to the beauty of nature .It
appears like beautiful pearls on leaves and
flowers. Clouds thunder to declare the
arrival of rain and the rainbow appears to
announce its departure. Rain is the sigh of
the sea, the laughter of the field and the
tears of the Heaven.
I AM DOTTED SILVER THREADS
DROPPED FROM HEAVEN---------
When I bow all things are elated
THE VOICE OF THUNDER
DECLARES MY ARRIVAL
THE RAINBOW ANNOUNCES MY
DEPARTURE
I EMERGE FROM THE HEART OF
THE SEA
I AM THE SIGH OF THE SEA,
THE LAUGHTER OF THE FIELD--
TEARS FROM THE ENDLESS
HEAVEN OF MEMORIES.
COMPREHENSION CHECK
Answer in short:----
1.Who is the speaker of the poem?
2.Who is Ishtar?
3.Which is the poetic device used in line1?
4.Where does I come from?
5.Who announce the arrival and departure
of rain?
6.What do you mean by embellish?
ISHTAR
The Goddess Ishtar"The Lightbringer".
Babylonian High-Mother-Goddess.
Like Inanna, she is the goddess of
fertility, love and war.Her cult was the
most important one in ancient Babylon
and Ishtar became under various
names the most important Goddess
of the Near-East and Western Asia.


GODDESS ISHTAR
HOME ASSIGNMENT
Answer the following questions in about
20-30 words:--
1.Why has the poet compared rain to the
dotted silver threads?
2.What role does the rain play in the fields?
3.What happens when the rain cries and
bows?
4.Who can hear the song of the rain and
who can understand it?
HOME ASSIGNMENT(COND.)
Answer the following questions in 80-100words:---
1. Justify the title of the poem The Song of the
Rain.
2.Explain the imagery used in the poem.
3.Mention the things with which the poet has
compared the rain to.
4.Why is the rain considered divine?
5.What are the functions performed by the rain?
PROJECT WORK


Collect pictures of the
earth and your
surroundings after or
during rain.
PREPARED BY


MRS. PUNEET OPAL
TGT ENGLISH
KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA NO.1
PATIALA

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