Please answer these questions from the poem "The Voice of the Rain" by Walt Whitman from the course book 'Hornbill' for class 11:

1. "Behind the apparent simplicity, the poem hides a deeper meaning". What exactly does the poem convey to the reader?

2. What functions does the rain perform on its journey back to the earth?

Dear Student,
The solution to your 1st query has been provided below:
The significant theme of the poem "The Voice of the Rain"is  the satisfaction conceivable through the pattern of creation, be it the cyclic making of life and newness by the downpour(Rain) or the making of a poem by a poet. Rain, starting from the land and ocean, changes itself and gives life and fulfilment to each element of the earth that was dormant and unborn, and returns to earth. Similarly, a poem written from the perspective of a poet changes lives and returns to the poet, still exceptionally cherished. Much the same as Rain-water purges the Earth and causes development on it, a poem, changes the way it is perceived and interpreted and finally returns to the poet.
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