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The Rain
A beautiful poem written by
W. H Davies
Prepared by
Ms. Rukhsana

3. About the poet
W.H Davies is an English poet born in 1871 in Wales.He
left school at a young age. He lived a number of years as a
peddler and a beggar in USA and England (Europe) .
His father died when he was only three years old.
He lived with his grand father because his mother re-
married after death of his father. He died when Davies
was 14 years old. After schooling he worked in a
workshop as picture making.
.In a serious accident by train he lost his right leg.
That's why his poetry was full of sadness. His first poem’s
name was "death"
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The Rain
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.
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.

5. 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
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Summary (Moderate)
“I like people who
smile when it is
raining”.
(Write these verses in the beginning of your summary)

7. 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.
“Some people feel the rain, others just get wet”.
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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.
“After the rain, the sun will reappear, this is life”.

9. In short, this poem shows the poet's love
for nature and his frankly realistic understanding of
society and laws of nature. The emergence of bright sun
after heavy rain gives us a message of hope, hopefulness
and happiness.
“Let rains wash away all the pains of yesterday”.
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10. This will create a beautiful and
pleasant scene. Here, the poet hopes that
the day will come when the painful
differences between the rich and the poor
will come to an end. There will be prevailed
peace and equality in the society.
“It takes both rain and sunshine to make
a rainbow”.
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