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Nature's Busy Workers: A Poem Analysis

The poem describes the constant work of nature through personification. In each stanza, a different natural element - the sea, rain, air, and sun - states that it is "busy." The sea builds continents, the rain waters crops, the air circulates everywhere, and the sun powers all planets. While nature's work is never done, the poet compares himself to these tireless forces as a fellow toiler whose tasks will eventually be completed.

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Nature's Busy Workers: A Poem Analysis

The poem describes the constant work of nature through personification. In each stanza, a different natural element - the sea, rain, air, and sun - states that it is "busy." The sea builds continents, the rain waters crops, the air circulates everywhere, and the sun powers all planets. While nature's work is never done, the poet compares himself to these tireless forces as a fellow toiler whose tasks will eventually be completed.

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  • Poem Analysis

By Sir Cecil Spring Rice

"I am busy," said the sea.


"I am busy, think of me.
Making continents to be.
"I am busy," said the sea.

"I am busy," said the rain.


"When I fall it's not in vain.
Wait and you will see the grain.
"I am busy," said the rain.

"I am busy," said the air.


"Blowing here and blowing there,
Up and down and everywhere.
"I am busy," said the air.

"I am busy," said the sun.


"All my planets, every one,
Know my work is never done.
"I am busy," said the sun.

Sea and rain and air and sun,


Here's a fellow toiler-one,
Whose task will soon be done.
Vocabulary:-
Continents: - big masses of land.
In vain: - without use.
Grain: - seeds of food, plants such as wheat and rice.
Blowing: - moving along.
Planets: - heavenly bodies that moves around the sun such as the Earth, Mars, and
Venus…
Fellow: - friend.
Toiler:-worker.
Task: - duty.
Paraphrase:
1st Stanza:-
The poet here talks about the sea and its role in nature and the work it does. It builds
up the continents on which we live.
2nd Stanza:-
The poet here talks about rain and its importance work it does. The rain doesn't fall
usually, but when it falls it helps our food to grow in the fields.
3rd Stanza:-
The poet moves to the role of air blows everywhere and in all directions. Cooling
down the weather and carrying clouds and helping us to breathe.
4th Stanza:-
The poet goes on explaining and continuing to describe the work of the nature. He
talks about sun and says that its work can not be denied and that all other planets
know the importance of the work. He also said that the work of sun is never finished
otherwise there would be no earth.
5th Stanza:
In this last stanza, the poet describes himself as a hard working friend and compares
between his work and the work of the sun, rain, air, and sun. The poet ends by saying
that man's work can come to an end, but the work of nature can not be ended
Figures of speech:-
"I'm busy; said the sea".
There is a personification. The poet makes sea speaks as if it is a man.
Contrast :- here x there up x down
Alliteration: - Sea – sun.
Commentary:-
The poem consists of 5 stanzas. Each stanza consists of 4 lines except he last one
consists of 3 lines. The rhyme scheme is very easy and straight forward. (aaaa, bbbb,
cccc, dddd, eee).The lines are simple, short and very easy. The first four stanzas begin
and ends by the same statement," I'm busy" The poem is similar to a song and it is
very easy to learn.

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know the importance of the work. He also said that the work of sun is never finished otherwise there would be no earth. 5 t

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