Question

Read the first and second stanzas of the poem again. Note the following phrases.

Corn growing, people working or dancing, wind sighing, rain falling, a singer chanting

These could be written as

• Corn that is growing

• People who are working or dancing

Can you rewrite the other phrases like this? Why do you think the poet uses the shorter phrases?

Answer 1

Wind sighing: Wind that is sighing

Rain falling: Rain that is falling

A singer chanting: A singer who is chanting

The poet uses shorter phrases because it is a poem and therefore, its rhyme has to be maintained. Also, it enhances the ‘beauty’ of the poem.