Page 1 :
SUMMER SUN, Making connections (pages 23-24), , 1. a. i. The poet means a cloudless sky by the, expression empty heaven., , ii. The rays are described as more thick, than rain because they are strong,, and capable of getting through most, things., , iii, The sun showered his rays in the blue, and glowing days because on such, days, the sky was free of clouds.