The Rainy Day (a poem write-up)

The Rainy Day

By: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow


Author's Background:(February 27, 1807 – March 24, 1882) was an American poet and educator whose works include ''Paul Revere's Ride, The song of Hiawatha, and Evangeline.


Point Of View

The poem is stating that life can be hard or unforgiving here and there, like stress from work, finacial issues, medical issues and a lot more that comes in your life. This kind of issue can have a big effect or impact in our life they are always a challenges or obstacles in our life but it is just only temporary. So it means these challenges or issues we must cope with it and resolve it because in the end you will realize that they are gone because they won't keep going forever.





Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Wadsworth_Longfellow





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