RAIN ON THE ROOF

• English
• Secondary Education

There, look what you did - you threw them all down.

1. Personification
2. Transferred Epithet

Sailing across the wine-dark sea to men

1. Personification
2. Transferred Epithet

The fog comes on little cat feet.

1. Personification
2. Transferred Epithet

And see the coloured counties.

1. Personification
2. Transferred Epithet

And the melancholy darkness.

1. Personification
2. Transferred Epithet

And a thousand dreamy fancies.

1. Personification
2. Transferred Epithet

And a thousand recollections
Weave their air-threads into woof.

1. Transferred Epithet
2. Personification

Rain is a bliss for the poet. Comment.

Is rain ‘bliss’ for everybody? What do different people feel about rain? How is it different from what the poet experiences?

Success Criteria:
I am able to identify the nuances, poetic devices and theme of the poem.

1. Agree
2. Disagree

Success Criteria:
I am able to justify the effect of rain on the poet and on other people in general.

1. Agree
2. Disagree