D AY
BY : CE CIL SPRIN G -RICE
1-Who is the poet of the poem?
Cecil Spring-Rice.
2-What is the theme of the poem?
The poet falls in love with
nature.
‘I am busy’ said the sea. a
‘I am busy’ Think of me. a
making continents to be. a
‘I am busy” said the sea. a
Vocabulary:
continents: very large areas of land on Earth. ( Africa – Europe )
1-Paraphrase the previous stanza .
The first thing Spring-Rice writes about is the
work that is done by the sea . The sea is very
busy . He writes that the action of the sea
plays a part in making the land that people live
on .
2-Find out the figures of speech and explain
them .
=< Personification
Line 1 “ I am busy,” said the sea
This is a personification as the poet personifies
the sea to a person who talks.
3-Find out the sound devices and explain them .
=< Alliteration
Line 1 “ I am busy, “ said the sea
There is an alliteration as the sound /s/ is
repeated to give a musical effect.
=< Repetition
Lines 1 & 4 “ I am busy,” said the sea
It’s repetition as the poet repeated " I am
busy,” said the sea " more than one time which
gives music.
4-Find out the rhyme scheme of the previous
stanza .
{ aa , aa }
‘I am busy’ said the rain. b
‘When I fall it’s not in vain; b
Wait and you will see the grain. b
I am busy.’ said the rain. b
Vocabulary:
In vain: something useless or not effective.
grain: wheat, rice, barley, etc.
1-Paraphrase the previous stanza .
In this stanza it, is the rain that speaks about
its job . Like the sea , it will work forever . The
work that the rain does is never useless. The rain
helps grain grow . The grain in line three means
all food that allow humans to live .
2-Find out the figures of speech and explain
them .
=< Personification
Line 1 “ I am busy,” said the rain
This is a personification as the poet personifies
the rain to a person who talks.
3-Find out the sound devices and explain them .
=< Repetition
Lines 1 & 4 “ I am busy,” said the rain.
It’s repetition as the poet repeated " I am
busy,” said the rain " more than one time which
gives music.
4-Find out the rhyme scheme of the previous
stanza .
{ bb, bb}
‘I am busy” said the air c
‘Blowing here and blowing there,
c
Up and down and everywhere c
I am busy,' said the air
c
Vocabulary:
blowing: movement of air across the Earth.
1-Paraphrase the previous stanza .
The wind is also strong and is also an element of
nature that never stops working . It is busy
blowing in one area and then another . The poet
uses the words “ here “ and “ there “ to tell us
that the air blows east and west . He uses the
words “ up and down “ to tell us that the air
moves north and south as well . The air is
important because it blows “ everywhere “ and
affects many things .
2-Find out the figures of speech and explain them
=< Personification
Line 1 “ I am busy, “ said the air
This is a personification as the poet personifies the air
to a person who talks.
=< Contrast
Line 2 “ Blowing here and blowing there “
“ here X there “ This is a contrast as both the words
are opposites to make the meaning more clear.
3-Find out the sound devices and explain them .
=< Repetition
Line 2 “ Blowing here and blowing there “
The poet repeated " blowing " more than one time
which gives music.
4-Find out the rhyme scheme of the previous stanza
{ cc, cc}
