Question

Which sentence BEST describes how the author's perspective and the counterclaim about rain's effects on people interact and develop throughout the poem?

The author first argues that rain is unpleasant but later admits it can help crops grow.

The author describes rainfall as unpredictable but never explains why people respond differently to it.

The author first argues that rain is unpleasant but later admits it can help crops grow.

The author presents rain as both destructive and life-giving, then counters the idea that gloomy weather always harms people’s lives.

Answer 1

"The author presents rain as both destructive and life-giving, then counters the idea that gloomy weather always harms people’s lives."

This best captures the poem’s development: it shows rain’s mixed effects and the author’s move to reject a one-sided, negative view of gloomy weather.