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1. 1.

   Tick the correct options.

   1. The poet first describes the rain
      1. in the broad street and narrow lane.
      2. flowing from the spouts.
      3. on the roofs.
      4. across the windowpane.
   2. The sick man blesses the rain because
      1. he breathes it.
      2. it twists and turns as a brook.
      3. it calms his fevered brain.
      4. it pools and cools.
   3. The schoolboys come out in the rain to
      1. run.
      2. mimic other.
      3. shout.
      4. sail their paper boats.
   4. The oxen seem to thank the Lord because the rain gives them
      1. time to rest.
      2. furrows.
      3. food.
      4. grain.
2. 2.

   Which adjectives have been used in the poem to describe the rain?

3. 3.

   The sound and movement of the rain is brought out by comparisons. Find them in the poem.

4. 4.

   How does the plain look before the rain?

5. 5.

   How does the farmer react to the rain?

6. 6.

   And down the wet streets/Sail their mimic fleets,
   Till the treacherous pool/Engulfs them in its whirling
   And turbulent ocean

   1. Who do the mimic fleets belong to?
   2. What is the treacherous pool and why do you think it has been called treacherous?