First showers

FIRST SHOWERS BY NALINI SHARMA
FOR VIII TH STANDARD
The poem is about the happiness that rain brings to the poet. It describes how rain soothes the speaker. It tells us how first showers promptly erased the weary lines created by day long fatigue from the poet's face.From the poem we can identify that poet has been leading a busy and bored life, the first showers soaked her and helped her to free her mind. Along with the poet the readers refresh their minds while reading the poem.

1. SUBMITTED BY JAYALEKSHMY.J SNTC NEDUNGANDA

2. FIRST SHOWERS NALINI SHARMA

3. NALINI SHARMA

4. Contemporary bilingual Indian writer. Her works have been published in journals like ; ‘Alive’, ‘Poet’, ‘Free expression’ etc Awards : ‘Bharat Bhasa ’, ‘ Tulika Samman ’, ‘ Sahitya Sree ’ etc.

5. She was selected as Best Poet of 2003 by Poets International. Her works include ; ‘ The Portrait’, ‘The Unwed Mother’ etc.

6. PARCHED dry

7. SOAK To be immersed in water or other liquid

8. FRAYED Showing the effects of strain

9. SOOTHING Having a gently calming effect

10. WEARY to become tired

11. FATIGUE feeling tiredness

12. VISAGE face

13. LET’S ANSWER THIS…. What is the title of the poem? Who is the author? What is the poem about? Where does she return from? How was the speaker’s face?

14. What kissed poet’s parched face? Was she aware of the first showers? How does the rain sooth the speaker’s nerves? What did the rain erase? What made the weary lines?

15. Pick out the rhyming words from the poem.

16. PLACE – FACE UNAWARES - NERVES

17. Write a note about your favourite and memorable rainy day experience.

18. 1. Do you think rain could change our mood? 2. ‘The heat and fatigue made weary lines in the poet’s face.’ Explain.

19. Draw the picture that comes to your mind when you read the poem.