being specific would help =]
2007-09-30 14:05:21 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
Rain symbolizes a lot of things, just don't copy from the first link below. It differs from people to people and from culture to culture. Moreover, it differs further into what context it was used.
Some examples are as follows:
From "A Farewell To Arms"
1. Cold Icy Rain - rejection or loneliness
2. Gloomy Rain - a harbinger or omen of disaster or hardship or war
3. Love - refreshing and exhilirating
4. Blessings - as in 'baptism'
Other examples:
1. Renewal (India) - spring and rebirth
2. Fertility (Philippines) - filling the earth for planting
3. Rain Forest (universal) - somethinhg primeval or ancient, foreboding
4. Despair in Heaven (Philippines as well as the Katchina Tribe of Native Americans) - heaven is saddened by man for one reason or another
5. Acid Rain (contemporary use) - hazy and scorching condition of the mind
6. Hard Rain (contemporary use) - heavy burden to be carried
Just be careful of your usage and reference as you may become guilty of plagiarism.
2007-09-30 14:31:35 · answer #1 · answered by sheikhlaodum 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it probably depends on the type of rain, as well as the season when it is raining, a nice soft rain in spring, refreshing, new life, rebirth, etc. a hard driving rain in winter, sorrow, difficulty, etc.
2007-09-30 14:13:26 · answer #2 · answered by KJC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋