Question

In the poem The patriot, I go in rain, and more than needs,

A rope cuts both my wrists behind;

And I think, by the feel, my forehead bleeds,

For they fling, whoever has mind,

Stones at me for my year’s misdeeds.


Q: Who is ‘I’ in the above extract? Where is ‘I’ going in the rain? What does the rain symbolize

here?​

Answer 1

Answer :

I) "I" is the patriotic poet in the above extract .

ii) "I" is going to the Shambles' Gate.

iii) The rain symbolizes loss and tears of the poet during his time of sadness and despair as after doing everything good for the people , he was put fot trial(hanging) as because of just a single year of misdeeds , of mischief!