In Time of Silver Rain (7E3)
Q.1 Find the pairs of rhyming words used at the end of the lines in the poem :
Q.2 Fill in the following blanks with reference to the poem:
‘In the time of rain when spring and life are _____, the butterflies lift _________ wings to catch a ___________ cry and trees put forth ________ leaves to sing in _______ beneath the sky as _____________ boys and girls too _______ singing down the roadway’.
Q.3 Think and Answer:
- Is the poet talking about heavy rains in the rainy season or rain that have come after a long time?
- Are the boys and girls happy that it is raining?
- If you were to draw a landscape on the basis of this poem, what elements will you show in it? What colours will you use?
Q.4 Language Study Activities.
- Find examples of alliteration from the poem.
- Find some more examples of alliteration.