Analyze the poem ‘The Rain on the Roof’ (With the help of the poem analysis template)

The correct answers are:

Name of Poem: Rain on the Roof

Written by: Coates Kinney

Additional information found on Poet: He was born on November 24, 1826 and died on January 25, 1904. In addition to being a poet, he was a lawyer, politician and journalist.

Words / line that "caught" your eye: "Every tinkle on the shingles

                                                                You have echo in the heart "

Theme of the poem: The power of curing that has the sound of the rain falling down.

Poetic devices found in poem:

1. Personification: "melancholy darkness".

2.Alliteration: "press pillow".

3.Repetition: "Listening to the patter".

4.Imagery: "Rainy tears".

How it connects to you / your life: All human beings get melancholy and remember things when they hear the rain fall and hit the ceiling.

Explanation:

This is a very sentimental poem where it is reflected how the falling rain has the power to heal a person who is sad or melancholic.

The poet is really comfortable and pleasant from his comfortable bed listening to how the drops hit the ceiling and that's when it begins to bring back memories of his childhood, his family and especially his mother.

The sound of the rain is healing for the poet since he can feel as if his mother were there with him again.

answer: i think it is saying that “the young man hopes she will be free. him escape signal him the door with the lady give him a ring run away with him.

explanation: i ask myself in my head and think and think until i found this