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THE RAIN

SUMMARY

"The Rain" is a beautiful, symbolic and lovable poem gleaned by the pen of a Welsh poet, William
Henry Davies. In this poem the poet describes the beauty and effects of two great phenomena of
Nature; rain and sunshine. He also portrays the ugly aspect of Nature with the image of a poor man
suffering from rain.

It is raining and the speaker is present near a tree. The speaker feels that the leaves of that tree are
gulping raindrops like humans. The upper leaves after quenching their thirst pass on the drops to the
lower leaves. The falling of raindrops on leaves creates a "sweet noise" which appeals to the speaker.
When the sun comes out after the rain stops, the sun will fill each dark, round drop present on the
leaves with its wondrous light. The sight of shinning raindrops will be very lovely. But this scene will only
be possible if the sun shines brightly. And so, the speaker hopes for a bright sun.

In short, this poem shows the poet's love for nature and his starkly realistic understanding of society
and laws of nature. The emergence of bright sun after heavy rain gives us a message of hope, optimism
and happiness.

It takes both rain and sunshine to make a rainbow.

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