1. THE RAINI hear leaves drinking rain;
I hear rich leaves on top
Giving the poor beneath
Drop after drop;
‘tis a sweet noise to hear
These green leaves drinking near.
And when the sun comes out,
After this rain shall stop,
A wondrous light will fill
Each dark, round drop;
I hope the sun shines bright;
It will be a lovely sight. (W.H.Davies)
(BY: SADAF BASHIR)
2. W.H.DaviesWilliam Henry Davies or W. H. Davies was a Welsh poet
and writer. Davies spent a significant part of his life as a
tramp or hobo, in the United Kingdom and United States,
but became one of the most popular poets of his time.
Born: 3 July 1871, Newport, United Kingdom
Died: 26 September 1940, Nailsworth, United Kingdom
Nationality: Welsh
Literary movement: Georgian Poetry
Works: The Soul’s Destroyer and Other
Poems (1905), Nature Poems and
Others (1908), Foliage(1913), and The Bird of Paradise and
Other Poems (1914).
3. Theme:
The poem is musical display of rain, a great phenomenon of nature. It has
a symbolic meaning also. The leaves on the upper level get the rain drops
first and quench their thirst. Afterwards they pass on the drops to the
leaves at the level beneath. These lines may offer a metaphor as well; the
rich at the upper level get a golden chance first and whatever remains
trickle down to the people at the level beneath. However, the scene of
the sunshine afterwards, is lovely, and a source of pleasure to everyone
of us.
THE RAIN
4. Stanza #01
I hear leaves drinking rain;
I hear rich leaves on top
Giving the poor beneath
Drop after drop;
‘Tis a sweet noise to hear
These green leaves drinking near.
R.T.C: This stanza has been extracted from the poem “The Rain” which is
written by W.H.Davies.
Paraphrase:
The poet says that he hears the leaves which are full of rain.
He says that the rich leaves on top are full of water. The
sprinkling of water which falls drop by drop on the leaves
below creates a music which is sweet to hear.
THE RAIN
5. Stanza #02
And when the Sun comes out,
After this Rain shall stop,
A wondrous Light will fill
Each dark, round drop;
I hope the Sun shines bright;
'T will be a lovely sight.
Paraphrase:
When the sun appears again after the rain stops, the
wonderful light sparkles each drop. In the end, the poet
wishes that the sun shines in full brightness and makes the
scene lovely.
THE RAIN
6. Rhyming Scheme: A,B,C,B,D,D
Figures of Speech:
Personification The poet has personified the
leaves of the plants by giving these the human trait of
drinking water.
I hear leaves drinking rain;
I hear rich leaves on top
Giving the poor beneath.
These green leaves drinking near
THE RAIN
7. Rhyming Scheme: A,B,C,B,D,D
Figures of Speech:
Imagery Imagery is figure of speech in
which the writer using words creates an image or a
scene. Examples of imagery(ies) from the poem:
Visual Imagery , Auditory Imagery
THE RAIN
8. A wondrous light will fill
Each dark, round drop;
I hope the sun shines bright;
It will be a lovely sight.
THE RAINVisual Imagery
9. I hear leaves drinking rain;
I hear rich leaves on top
‘tis a sweet noise to hear
THE RAINAuditory Imagery
