"the rainy day" by henry longfellow

my life is cold, and dark, and dreary;
it rains, and the wind is never weary;
my thoughts still cling to the mouldering past, but the hopes of the youth fall thick in the blast,
and the days are dark and dreary.
be still, sad heart! and cease repining;
behind the clouds is the sun still shining;
thy fate is the common fate of all, into each life some rain must fall, some days must be dark and dreary.

*which best you determine a possible meaning for mouldering?

a. the past, which suggests something that has died or is dying

b. the phrase hopes of youth, which suggests inspiration

c. the phrase dark and dreary, which suggests sadness

d. the phrase thick in the blast, which suggests fire or burning

Critical thinking questions what factors led to the creation and implementation of operation reinhard? how did the residents of the ghettos respond to mass deportations and what occurred when the residents realized what happened to those deported? what did rudolf hoess’s testimony at the end of the war suggest about the final solution and planned deportation and resettlement? how did operation reinhard differ from earlier nazi actions and how was it similar? was resettlement seriously considered and why was it not used?

The most likely reason king uses allusions in this part of his speech is to

As you have learned, epic heroes experience trials along their journeys. using your knowledge from beowulf, create a trial you believe an epic hero like beowulf might face. you will need to write a description of the trial using the aspects of a narrative. the trial can be anything you imagine, meaning you can test the hero in any way you see fit. be creative and have fun with this! let your creativity flow. focus on key attributes of beowulf and use his attributes to create a trial that would truly test him. since beowulf is very strong, a trial involving strength and endurance might be to easy. try thinking outside the box to create a trial that would truly test the hero of the geats. examples of beowulf’s attributes: couragous, loyal, strong, persistant, honorable, confident try to use one or multiples of these attribute when designing your trial. a good way to think of this activity is that you are a hunger games game designer. what could you make that would stump beowulf