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.

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Read the passage and highlight details that support the central idea. My friends, I have been asked to show you my heart. I am g

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Answer:

Central ideas- racism, prejustice, descrimination and war

My friends, I have been asked to show you my heart. I am glad to have a chance to do so. I want the white people to understand my people. Some of you think an Indian is like a wild animal. This is a great mistake. I will tell you all about our people, and then you can judge whether an Indian is a man or not. I believe much trouble and blood would be saved if we opened our hearts more. I will tell you in my way how the Indian sees things. —“An Indian’s View of Indian Affairs,” Chief Joseph

Explanation:

using terms like "white people" and "my people", "wild animal", this use of emotive lanuguage is done in aim to gain the readers sympathy and understanding on such an imporatnt topic

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