Rain Poetry - Practice

In the poem "Rain In Summer" how does the author use the stanzas to create a rhythm?

• By stressing every other syllable

• By rhyming each line with another line

• By emphasizing each line with punctuation

• By using a constant number of lines in each stanza

Which of the following would be a good theme for the poem "Rain in Summer?"

• Rain is a refreshing change

• Life can be stressful, even in storm

• Rain is best appreciated in the summer

• Being outside in the rain is more beautiful than staying indoors

How is the theme developed in the poem "Rain in Summer?"

• The water is shown as rushing around like a busy life

• The grass is dryer in the summer than any other season

• The streets are hot and dusty

• The author shows how rain changes things in the four stanzas

Why does the speaker in "Rain in Summer" compare the country to a "leopard's tawny and spotted hide" in stanza 4?

• To suggest that rain can be sneaky

• To show that rain is needed really badly

• To suggest that leopards live in that part of the country

• To show the color of the dry grass on the plain

What does the simile "like the tramp of hoofs" in line 7 of "Rain in Summer" describe?

• The hardness of the rain on the roofs

• The sound of the rain hitting the roofs

• The evaporation of the rain on the roofs

• How fast the rain is coming down on the roofs

Why does the author use the metaphor "broad and fiery street" in the 3rd line of "Rain in Summer?"

• To show how empty the street is during the storm

• To explain that storms can cause flooding in the street

• To contrast the dry heat in the street before the storm

• To compare narrow streets to wide streets

In the Untitled poem by James Lee Jobe, how does the simile in lines 3-4 contribute to the meaning of the text?

• It shows that storms can be scary

• It shows how much rain has already come

• It shows that storms can be lonely

• It shows that being around a dam can be dangerous

What is the meaning of the metaphor at the end of the second stanza in the Untitled poem?

• It compares the storms to two punches

• It compares the storms to a raging river

• It shows how surprising a storm can be

• It compares the length of a storm to a dark night

How does the shape of the Untitled poem add to its meaning?

• Each stanza contains the same amount of lines

• The first and second line rhymes which gives the poem rhythm

• The poem is shaped like two clouds in a thunderstorm

• Each of the two stanzas are about different rain storms

Compare / Contrast the themes of these two poems.

• In the first poem the author doesn't like the rain because it "gushes and struggles" while in the second poem the author likes the "full and rushing gutters"

• The author of the first poem was relieved that rain finally came and the author of the second poem enjoyed the color of the storms to the west

• The author of the second poem did not like the rain because there was too much water already while the author of the first poem felt that rain was a welcome relief to the heat

• The author of the second poem liked that the lake was full of water while the author of the first poem liked the "beautiful" rain because it helped the dry plants