Rain

specifically poor weather. Rain is commonly used to foreshadow something terrible; dark and gloomy weather indicates something undesirable in the text. Because rain is naturally occurring, it seems as if it has not been manipulated by the author and is merely a coincidence, enhancing its ability to set the mood as melancholy. However, in ‘The Eternal Prisoner under the Thunder Peak Pagoda’ the rain is seen as a good thing, because, “Heaven has not failed to bring down the good rain the…

All of Rains life she has known her Genie as her guardian. Anything and everything Rain needed Genie was there, he was her “parents”. Rain didn’t recall much about her actual parents but she was told they had passed away when she was 3yrs old. Rain is now 15, she attends Bayside High School and comes home to her Genie, that’s normal life for her. Until now, everything is going in a downward spiral. Her grades were down, and Genie was not thrilled. As they argued over a algebra, Rain was furious…

“If I were rain, that joins sky and earth that otherwise never touch, could I join two hearts as well?”(Kubo, goodreads) Rain can symbolize cleansing, often it seems that walking through rain when one is sad or pensive can help clear one's mind and help sorrows (symbolically) be washed away. This catharsis occurs often, because, firstly one feels a literal welcoming cooling on their body, but also a metaphorical washing away of problems, as well as a feeling of hitting rock bottom, a feeling…

She recognizes that smell of the wet earth just after it rains. The aroma that can be smelt through open windows or by the whiff that hits you when you walk outside the door, the ground still wet, water still dripping from the leaves of flowers and trees. Drip…Drop. Drip…Drop. That remained Nora’s favourite thing in the world. She stepped outside just after the rain had ceased and just consumed the smell of something so natural that it cannot be stopped by any living human or machine whatsoever…

If you've lived in Las Vegas for any period of time, you may think that rain isn't something that you need to worry about. While Las Vegas doesn't get a large amount of rainfall each year, when it does rain it rains hard and often results in flash flooding. This year is predicted by many forecasters to be the wettest in years. While rain is always welcome in the dry desert of Las Vegas, it can mean trouble for your plumbing. This is especially true if the wet conditions cause backdrafting, an…

"Land God !" Qin Fen slowly opened his eyes, to see an old man with strange runic lines across his wrinkled face . "What the " Qin Fen suddenly seeing this strange face was naturally frightened. Qin Fen suddenly took step back, only, to see that he was surrounded by quite a few strange old man. Looking around, he was on alter near a big tripod, covered with incense above, and there were people kneeling in the distance. "The Land God, the Land God!" A dry voice again sounded. Qin Fen was…

powerful and take out houses and other important things. It always seem like the weather hits at the most inconvenient times. First off, We didn't get a lick of rain all summer long. When something very important came up like beet harvest it started down pouring and literally rained 4 inches within a week. The storm was almost a constant rain and this put us behind at least 2 to 3 weeks that means the chances of the beets freezing this year and us losing them is extremely…

mind the rain, but if the wind was blowing very hard, she would not be able to sit outside; it would blow the rain onto the balcony and soak her. Today was the day she was supposed to go to her grandmother’s and distract her while Eli copied down the text written on the…

Buchanan. In the Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald capitalizes/exploits this universal idea to hint how the characters are feeling during the chapter using rain and the intense heat, but he also uses the four seasons to structure his book. As the novel progresses, Fitzgerald utilizes rain many times to employ the emotion of sadness and loneliness. When it rains, the clouds restrict the sun and its…

favorite part of the book when Daisy and Jay are reunited again at Nick’s house you see weather play a huge role in this powerful scene. On the day Nick invites Daisy over as a favor for Jay it just so happens to be continuously raining. I think the rain was a symbol of the nervousness and the buildup to seeing Daisy again for Jay. The two are speechless when they first see each other as the drizzling…