Rain By Edward Thomas Analysis

Edward Thomas wrote “Rain” during World War I. His use of the image of rain and his word choices create a mood which is somber and dark. All alone in a house, the speaker listens to the rain is confronted with thoughts of death. To Thomas, death would be a welcome relief from the misery in which he is living. Thomas says “Remembering again that I shall die / And neither hear the rain nor give it thanks / For washing me cleaner that I have been” (Thomas 3-5). To the reader it makes mood clear that he is enjoying the remembrance of the fact that one day he will pass away. That when the speaker passes he will not be able to hear anything or feel anything just be a hollow shell. That the rain is washing the speaker's mind clear of all worries