FIRST YEAR (POETRY BOOK III)

NOTES ON STANZA WRITING
(By: Prof. Saleem Parvez , Faisalabad)

1-The Rain

REFERNCE: These lines have taken from the poem ‘’The Rain’’ by W.H. Davies.
CONTEXT: The poem describes the beauty of rain. The falling rain on the leaves is a source of sweet music. The sunlight after the rain is also a scene to be enjoyed. However, a poor suffers from the unpleasant effect of rain.
EXPLANATION: In these lines, the poet tells us that,
The poet has symbolically narrated the healthy effects of the rain on men. Here the rich leaves represent the rich people and the poor leaves stand for poor people. Thus it shows both the bright aspects of nature.