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 and dancing

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

The other phrases are as follows:

● Wind that is sighing

● Rain that is falling

● A singer who is chanting

The poet uses these short phrases in the poem to divert the attention of the reader

towards the beauty of the nature and its constituents. The use of shorter phrases

also places the natural beauty at the forefront thereby highlighting their

importance and the pleasant effect that they create.