# The In-Coming Climate explained — Poetry

> Chapter companion for Poetry by Ambrose Bierce.

## What happens

A short poem describing the arrival of a new climate that brings ocean breezes laden with allergens, causing the inhabitants to sneeze in unison.

## Key lines

> Now o’ nights the ocean breeze Makes the patient flinch, For that zephyr bears a sneeze In every cubic inch. Lo! the admiring population Chorusing in sternutation A catarrhal acclamation!

At night, the ocean wind makes the sick person recoil because every bit of air carries a sneeze. Look! the amazed crowd joins together in a chorus of sneezing, a nasal salute to the changing weather.

_The poem personifies the climate as an invading force, turning a seasonal change into a comedic, communal affliction._

## Links

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