{"id":32419,"date":"2021-04-17T08:15:48","date_gmt":"2021-04-17T12:15:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=32419"},"modified":"2021-04-20T19:32:37","modified_gmt":"2021-04-20T23:32:37","slug":"weather-in-literature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/weather-in-literature\/","title":{"rendered":"Weather in Literature: Rain Is Never Just Rain"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Why is weather so important in literature? Why is rain the most commonly used weather symbol and what does it mean?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The setting of a story informs the mood, the attitude of the characters, and the presentation of the themes.\u00a0One of the most important elements of the setting is the weather. In literature, weather plays many roles such as a plot device, a way to set the atmosphere, a symbol for cleansing or misery, and much more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keep reading to learn what different types of weather symbolize in literature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

The Symbolic Significance of Weather<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Every good story needs a setting, the time and place in which the story takes place. In literature, the setting is not only the backdrop for the story but an integral part of the story itself. The setting of a particular story informs the mood of the story, the attitude of the characters, and the presentation of the themes<\/strong>. One of the most important aspects of the setting is the weather in literature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Weather<\/strong> in Literature<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

When you begin reading a poem or a novel, the first element of the setting you should pay attention to is the weather.<\/strong> Weather is never only about weather<\/strong> in a piece of literature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Weather can also act as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n