The Rainy Day ( A Poem) Title: The Rainy Day Author: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Author's Background: The most widely known and best-loved American poet of his lifetime, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow achieved a level of national and international prominence previously unequaled in the literary history of the United States. Analysis: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s Rainy Day uses the themes youth and grief to show how much our past and future experiences affect our lives and how though we face multiple struggles in life we can overcome them. There is always a time in our life when we realize that those days are gone. The days to go out and play, those days of innocence and happiness, those days when we were shielded from the real world. As we grow older and wiser and gain more experiences
To Whom Shall I Tell My Sorrow Title: To whom shall I Tell my Sorrow Author: Anton Chekhov Author’s Background: Anton Pavlovich Chekhov was a Russian playwright and short-story writer, who is considered to be among the greatest writers of short fiction in history. Vocabulary: mare – an adult female horse or equine. nag – old horse. galosh – a waterproof overshoe. Typically made of rubber. epithet – an adjective or phrase expressing a quality or attribute regarded as characteristic of the person or thing mentioned. Characters: Iona Potapov – T he driver, takes several fares and each time tries to share his grief with his passengers. Iona’s Horse – Iona potav's horse An officer – The officer that is in a hurry. The three young men – They have their own problems. They are loud and abusive toward Iona. They are numbed by alcohol. One of the men is a sick hunchback. He is especially miserable. The hunchback reacts to...