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the voice of the rain

TEXTUAL QUESTION AND ANSWER Q2.there is a parallel drawn between rain and music. Which world indicate this? ans: the parallel drawn between rain and music is indicated by the last two lines of the poem which are within a bracket.

The voice of the rain

QUESTION AND ANSWER Q1.what doest the "phrange to tell" mean? ans:- there was a soft shower of rain falling and the poet asked it who he was. This question was more instictive and he perhave never expected a replay

A PHOTOGRAPH

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the cardboard show me how it was When the two girl cousin went paddling Each one holding one of my mother hand And she the big girl- some twelve year or so. All three stood still to smile through their hair at the uncle with the camera. A sweet face, My mother that was before i was born. And the sea which appears to have changed less, Washed their terrible transient feet. Some twenty - thirty - years latter She'd laugh at the snapshot "see betty And dolly," she'd say, "and look how they Dressed us for the beach." the sea holiday Was her past, mine is her laughter. Both wry With the laboured ease of loss. Now she'd been dead nearly as many years As that girl lived. And of this circumstance Ther is noting to say at all. Its silence silence

SUMMARY

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the poetess shirley toulson looks at a photograph it is her mother picture in which her mother was a little girl of around twelve year or so at that time. In the photograph she is on a beach with two of her girl cousin. Each of the cousins is holding one of the hand of the poet's mother who is older than them. the cousins are younger than her. it is evident from the images that at that time wind was blowing an the beach, this is indicated by the fact that the hair was flying on the girls' faces and they were very happy. Their smiles could be seen even through the hair. They were smiling at the person who were taking that snap at that time

TEXUAL QUESTION

Q1.what does "this circumstance" refer to? ans: the poet talks about her mental condition at present. The situation is very lovely and she feels unbearably sbd without her mother presence.

TEXUAL QUESTION

Q1.what is the meaning of the line *both very with the laboured case of loss"? ans: the line express the similarity between the facial expressions of her mother and herself. Both the faces had turned very owning to the terrible feeling of loss in their respestive lives. The mother was sad for the absence of the happy and cheerful childhood.

TEXTUAL QUESTION

Q1.why has not changed over the year? Does this suggest sometimg you? ans: the she has not change over the year. Its waves are as fresh shining and turnless as they where year ago. The change lessness of the sea remain as of the change age in human face with advance age.