Question

the voice that beautifies the land!
the voice above,
the voice of the thunder
within the dark cloud
again and again it sounds,
the voice that beautifies the land.
the voice that beautifies the land!
the voice below;
the voice of the grasshopper
among the plants
again and again it sounds,
the voice that beautifies the land.
-\twelfth song of the thunder\

according to the first half of the song, where does the voice come from?

above
plants
below
grasshoppers

Explanation:

Identify the first half of the song

Using the Textual Evidence knowledge point
The song "Twelfth Song of the Thunder" consists of two distinct stanzas. The first stanza (the first half) contains the following lines:
"The voice that beautifies the land!
The voice above,
The voice of the thunder
Within the dark cloud
Again and again it sounds,
The voice that beautifies the land."

Locate the origin of the voice

Using the Literary Inference knowledge point
Looking directly at the second line of the first stanza, it states: "The voice above,". The subsequent lines clarify that this is "The voice of the thunder / Within the dark cloud," which also points to a source located high up in the sky. Therefore, according to the first half of the song, the voice comes from "above."

Answer:

• above (Correct answer)
• plants
• below
• grasshoppers