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    The excerpt here consists of three stanzas with lines of varying length. It has an equally varying rhyme scheme which shifts from ‘abbaa’ in stanza one to ‘aabb’ in stanza two to ‘abccba’ in the third stanza.   How beautiful is the rain Summary

    The excerpt here consists of three stanzas with lines of varying length. It has an equally varying rhyme scheme which shifts from ‘abbaa’ in stanza one to ‘aabb’ in stanza two to ‘abccba’ in the third stanza.

     

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    Repetition: The phrase ‘How beautiful is the rain!’ is repeated throughout the poem for added emphasis. Simile: Raindrops falling on roofs in compared to that of hoofs trampling with the use of the word ‘like’ as can be seen from the lines ‘How it clatters along the roof/Like the tramp of hoofs’. AgRead more

    1. Repetition: The phrase ‘How beautiful is the rain!’ is repeated throughout the poem for added emphasis.
    2. Simile: Raindrops falling on roofs in compared to that of hoofs trampling with the use of the word ‘like’ as can be seen from the lines ‘How it clatters along the roof/Like the tramp of hoofs’. Again, the flow of river is also compared to a ‘river’.
    3. Visual Imagery: Usage of the words ‘gushes’, ‘pours’ and the similes previously noted are all examples of the vivid visual imagery employed in the poem.

     

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  1. The central idea of this poem is appreciation of nature. A simple seasonal change is glorified, being added beauty to through this poem.   How beautiful is the rain Summary

    The central idea of this poem is appreciation of nature. A simple seasonal change is glorified, being added beauty to through this poem.

     

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