How is the setting in "The Rainy Day" different from the setting in "Mending Wall"? The setting in "The Rainy Day" is during the coldest days of the spring, but the setting in "The Rainy Day" is during the warmer days of the spring. In "The Rainy Day," the setting is dreary, while "Mending Wall," the setting is neutral. The setting in "The Rainy Day" is an area where it always rains, while, in "Mending Wall," the setting is an area where it is always warm. In "The Rainy Day," the setting is warm and humid, while the setting in "Mending Wall" is frost covered.

In at least 150 words, discuss the comparison described in the figurative language and how the connotative language reinforces the symbol. certainly the utmost rim of my first dome was filled with the tumultuous impression of soldiers marching to death for freedom's sake, of pioneers streaming westward to establish self-government in yet another sovereign state. only the great dome of st. peter's itself has ever clutched my heart as did that modest curve which had sequestered from infinitude in a place small enough for my child's mind, the courage and endurance which i could not comprehend so long as it was lost in "the void of unresponsible space" under the vaulting sky itself.