In these lines, Cotter uses imagery to appeal to the reader's sense of sound. The references to "whispered murmur" and "louder strain" emphasize auditory qualities of the rain.
Read the excerpt from "Rain Music" by Joseph Seamon Cotter, Jr. Then, complete the statement that follows.
On the dusty earth-drum
Beats the falling rain;
Now a whispered murmur,
Now a louder strain.
In these lines, Cotter uses imagery to appeal to the reader's sense of
smell
sound
taste
touch
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