The Voice of The Rain d) Symbolism

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In the poem "The Voice of the Rain," what my place," what is the poet trying to convey?
does the rain's voice symbolize? a) He is proud and arrogant
a) Joy b) He is humble and content
b) Sadness c) He is lost and confused
c) Nature's beauty d) He is absent from his place
d) Emotionless
What is the effect of the repetition of the
Which figure of speech is used in the line, "I word "And" at the beginning of many lines in
am the poet of the Body and I am the poet of the poem?
the Soul"? a) It creates a sense of urgency
a) Simile b) It emphasizes the interconnectedness of
b) Metaphor the rain with other elements
c) Personification c) It suggests monotony and boredom
d) Hyperbole d) It highlights the rain's disconnection from
the world
What poetic device is employed when the rain
is described as "tenderly calling"? Which figure of speech is used in the line, "I
am the poet of the woman the same as the
a) Alliteration man"?
b) Onomatopoeia a) Simile
c) Assonance b) Metaphor
d) Irony c) Personification
d) Paradox
Which figure of speech is used in the line,
"And I go with the wind, wherever it blows"? What does the rain "lisp" in the poem?
a) Simile a) Sweet nothings
b) Metaphor b) Poetic verses
c) Personification c) Secrets of the universe
d) Allusion d) The language of nature

What is the central theme of the poem? Which poetic device is used when the rain is
a) The power of nature described as "the liquid, moist, happy earth"?
b) The beauty of rain a) Alliteration
c) The loneliness of the poet b) Onomatopoeia
d) The passage of time c) Assonance
d) Personification

Which poetic device is used when the rain is

In the line, "And now it seems to me the
described as "the voice of my spirit"?
beautiful uncut hair of graves," what is the
a) Metonymy poet comparing the rain to?
b) Hyperbole a) The hair of a loved one
c) Oxymoron b) The hair of a corpse
c) The hair of nature Which figure of speech is used in the line,
d) The hair of the wind "The rain, the welcome rain"?
a) Simile
What is the mood or tone of the poem? b) Metaphor
a) Joyful and celebratory c) Personification
b) Sad and melancholic d) Repetition
c) Angry and confrontational
d) Indifferent and detached What does the poet mean by "the old, the
foolish, the weak" in the poem?
Which figure of speech is used in the line, a) The elderly, ignorant, and frail
"The bright suns I see and the dark suns I b) The wise, the strong, the young
cannot see"? c) The deceased, the intelligent, the resilient
a) Simile d) The historical, the knowledgeable, the
b) Metaphor powerful
c) Paradox
d) Personification Which poetic device is used when the rain is
described as "the laughter of children"?
a) Metonymy
What is the significance of the rain being b) Hyperbole
"pensive and silent"? c) Oxymoron
a) It represents the rain's contemplation of d) Symbolism
life
b) It symbolizes the rain's sadness and What is the significance of the rain being
loneliness "noble" and "free" in the poem?
c) It indicates the rain's inability to a) It suggests the rain's superiority over other
communicate elements
d) It highlights the rain's peaceful presence b) It highlights the rain's sense of purpose and
duty
Which poetic device is used when the rain is c) It symbolizes the rain's independence and
described as "the messenger of sympathies"? purity
a) Metonymy d) It signifies the rain's arrogance and pride
b) Hyperbole
c) Oxymoron Which figure of speech is used in the line, "I
d) Symbolism am the poet of the earth"?
a) Simile
In the line, "I am the poet of the Body and I b) Metaphor
am the poet of the Soul," what is the poet c) Personification
emphasizing? d) Hyperbole
a) The duality of human nature
b) The separation of body and soul What does the rain "wash" in the poem?
c) The importance of the physical world a) The sins of humanity
d) The insignificance of the soul b) The poet's sorrow
c) The dust of the earth
d) The tears of the sky
Which poetic device is used when the rain is
described as "the liquid voice"?
a) Alliteration
b) Onomatopoeia
c) Assonance
d) Symbolism

What is the overall message of the poem "The

Voice of the Rain"?
a) Nature's beauty and interconnectedness
b) The harshness of life's realities
c) The fleeting nature of happiness
d) The isolation of the poet from society

Answers:

a) Joy
b) Metaphor
b) Onomatopoeia
c) Personification
a) The power of nature
a) Metonymy
b) He is humble and content
b) It emphasizes the interconnectedness of
the rain with other elements
d) Paradox
d) The language of nature

d) Personification
c) The hair of nature
a) Joyful and celebratory
c) Paradox
d) It highlights the rain's peaceful presence
d) Symbolism
a) The duality of human nature
d) Repetition
a) The elderly, ignorant, and frail
d) Symbolism
c) It symbolizes the rain's independence and
purity
b) Metaphor
c) The dust of the earth
b) Onomatopoeia
a) Nature's beauty and interconnectedness