How do these lines develop the theme that nature has power over human efforts? They suggest the madness that eventually overtook the author of the poem. They depict a lot of rain from a leaden (gray) sky that smooths the wrinkles in an old dirt road. They compare snow to a natural substance (wool) O and illustrate it covering the road, a symbol of human progress. They suggest either snow or rain, but the deeper meaning of decay over time is clear, too.​

This thinning would materially change the sound of the drum, evidence that although it might continue to be used for its original purpose of music-making or calling people to arms, it would now do so with a different voice. a musical instrument had become a trophy, and the new carvings were in fact branding, a statement of the north’s political dominance over central africa and of allegiance to islam. the drum had come to khartoum at a critical moment in sudanese history. in an audio version, stressing the word "branding" would do what for the listener? emphasize the word's importance and the idea that followsadd emphasis to the following sentencesignal that something important has just been repeatedadd emphasis to the preceding sentence