"mankind was my business"
 
        
             
        
        
        
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In court, Colvin opposed the segregation law by declaring herself not guilty. The court, however, ruled against her and put her on probation. Despite the light sentence, Colvin could not escape the court of public opinion. The once-quiet student was branded a troublemaker by some, and she had to drop out of college.
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6 Answer. The rain tells the poet that it rises upwards towards the sky in the  form of vapour where it changes its form (condenses into water droplets). It also says that although its form gets changed, it still remains the same
7 Answer: a) The poetic device used in these lines is personification. The rain addresses itself like a human being with the pronoun 'I'. The poet used this device to effectively communicate the intimacy with the rain.
 8 The rain gives life to the
 
        
                    
             
        
        
        
Answer: A
Explanation: Example 1 is not predicting future snowfall and isn't showing how snowfall affects people's daily lives emotionally. So B and C are out and Example 2 does not explain anything about what needs to be done. So D is out as well.