Question

Shakespeare’s ‘Seven Ages’ designates different stages of human life. Draw a parallel between the two poems to elicit the different stages of rain’s life.

Answer 1

Shakespeare’s The Seven Ages describes the different stages of human life, from birth to old age. Similarly, Song of the Rain presents the different stages in the life cycle of rain. Rain emerges from the sea, rises to the sky and returns to the earth. It arrives with thunder, embraces flowers and trees, and brings life and beauty to nature. Finally, the rainbow announces its departure, completing its cycle. Thus, both poems show that everything in nature has a beginning, a journey and an end.