POEM - 5HE VOICE OF THE RAIN BY - Walt Whitman
Poet Introduction
Walter Whitman Jr. (/ˈhwɪtmən/; May 31, 1819 – March 26, 1892) was an American poet, essayist, and journalist; he also wrote two novels. He is considered one of the most influential poets in American literature and world literature. Whitman incorporated both transcendentalism and realism in his writings and is often called the father of free verse.[1] His work was controversial in his time, particularly his 1855 poetry collection Leaves of Grass, which was described by some as obscene for its overt sensuality.
Poem Introduction
Walt Whitman’s “The Voice of the Rain” is written as a dialogue in which the rain answers the poet’s question by calling itself the “Poem of Earth,” describing its endless cycle of rising as vapour and falling back to nourish and purify the land. The poet closes by comparing this cycle to a song that leaves its singer’s heart, fulfills its purpose, and returns home with love.
Water Cycle
- Art thou: Are you
- Eternal: Never-ending or everlasting
- Impalpable: Something that cannot be touched or felt physically; unseen
- Whence: From where
- Descend: To come down or fall
- Lave: To wash or bathe
- Drouths (Droughts): Long dry periods without rain
- Atomies: Tiny dust particles
- Latent: Hidden or sleeping/dormant seeds underground
- Issuing: Coming out or originating from a place
- Reck'd: Cared about or noticed
- Unreck'd: Uncared for or ignored
- Duly: Properly or rightly.
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