IDENTITY
The Rainy Day
Literature
Work Summary
A lyric comparing a dark, rainy day with periods of sadness in human life. Its recurring conclusion insists that behind present clouds the sun still shines, turning weather into an image of endurance and hope.
Evidence Summary
The poem supplies language for his letter from Drenthe.
No specific artistic connection stated.
CONTEXT
Author / Source
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Work
The Rainy Day
Years / Period
26 Sep 1883
Van Gogh Relation
Quoted / Copied
EVIDENCE
Key Quotation
CONNECTIONS
Evidence Trail
26 Sep 1883 — Letter 390
Quoted / Copied · Quoted / adapted
Van Gogh uses a variant of the closing lines about rain and dark, dreary days.
Response: The poem supplies language for his letter from Drenthe.
Connection: No specific artistic connection stated.
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