The Rainy Day
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"The Rainy Day" is a reflective poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow that meditates on sorrow, perseverance, and the hope that follows life's storms.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literaryWork
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poem ⓘ |
| author | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralMetaphor | life compared to a rainy day ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| firstLine | The day is cold, and dark, and dreary ⓘ |
| form | poem ⓘ |
| genre | lyric poetry ⓘ |
| hasCreator | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedEffect | to comfort readers facing adversity ⓘ |
| isAbout |
emotional endurance
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finding hope in difficulty ⓘ human suffering ⓘ the passage of time ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
alliteration
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imagery ⓘ metaphor ⓘ personification ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | 19th-century American poetry ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | American Romanticism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| message |
hope follows life’s storms
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sorrow and hardship are temporary ⓘ |
| meter | predominantly iambic ⓘ |
| philosophicalOutlook | optimistic despite suffering ⓘ |
| refrain | Into each life some rain must fall ⓘ |
| rhymeScheme | regular rhyme scheme ⓘ |
| structure | stanzaic ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
coping with life’s difficulties
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emotional hardship ⓘ |
| theme |
faith
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hope ⓘ overcoming adversity ⓘ perseverance ⓘ resilience ⓘ sorrow ⓘ suffering ⓘ |
| tone |
consolatory
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melancholic ⓘ reflective ⓘ |
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