Into each life some rain must fall,
Some days must be dark and dreary.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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Topic

Yin and yang Rain Sadness Down days The human condition

Author

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Source

The Rainy Day Ballads and Other Poems

Medium

Poem

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

English

Time

1842 1840s 19th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

United States

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Original Citation

Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth. "The Rainy Day." Ballads and Other Poems. Cambridge: John Owen, 1842, I. 14.

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Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth. "The Rainy Day." Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Poems & Other Writings, edited by J. D. McClatchy. Library of America, 2000, I. 14.

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Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

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Current Citation

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As for man, his days are like grass; As a flower of the field, so he flourishes.
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Ephemeral nature of life Shortness of life The human condition
Source
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Medium
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Genre
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Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
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Time
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Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 3
Citation

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