Pro bsby because she's boring, or she doesn't have much dialogue, or simply because she's not desecribed very well
In some areas it does not rain for 9 years straight.
Answer:
26. the harvest is being gathered by the farmer
27. he was swindled by his own brother
28. the light was putten out by someone
30. our army has been defeated by the enemy
34. the theatre was opened only last month
The author used this to emphasize that the poem is simply a memory and is no longer in that state.