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Compare the Indian Monsoon season to a powerful king of a prosperous kingdom. Write down a few similarities. Use them to compose a poem of your own.

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Compare the Indian Monsoon season to a powerful king of a prosperous kingdom. Write down a few similarities. Use them to compose a poem of your own.

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Solution

The similarities between the Autumn and the prosperous king are as follows.

  1. The rain brings happiness and prosperity to the people doing agricultural activities, which is similar to that of a king bringing prosperity and growth in his kingdom
  2. The farmer depends on the rain for his agricultural work, which guises his economic stability. Similarly, a poor man depends on the king for his likelihood.
  3. The raindrops falling from the sky glitter just like the emeralds in the kings.

Use them to compose a poem of our own

King protects his people with armour,
showering rain monsoon saves his farmer.
king makes subjects live with peace and culture,
Monsoon gives livelihood to people through agriculture.
A king is considered to be the kingdom's God,
Monsoon plays the role of the lord.

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