CBSE Class 11 English – The Voice of the Rain

Chapter Overview

The Voice of the Rain by Walt Whitman is a reflective poem where rain is personified and describes its own journey. The poem highlights the eternal cycle of rain and how it nourishes the Earth.

The poet asks the rain, 'Who are you?' and the rain responds by explaining its continuous cycle of evaporation, transformation, and return to Earth to sustain life.

Important Keywords

• Personification: Giving human-like qualities to rain
• Cycle of Rain: The continuous process of evaporation and precipitation
• Nurturer: Rain as a source of life and growth
• Voice of Nature: The poetic way of describing rain's response
• Metaphor: Comparison of rain to a song that returns in a refreshed form