Ok I think it's "reins" (like the reins on a horse) rather than reins because it matches the bridle imagery. But it's really genius because "rains/reins" works for both the horse imagery of making the wife something of a bound-up trophy and for the storm imagery associated with the building tension and pressure that will break when the rainstorm hits. Very clever line.
Ok I think it's "reins" (like the reins on a horse) rather than reins because it matches the bridle imagery. But it's really genius because "rains/reins" works for both the horse imagery of making the wife something of a bound-up trophy and for the storm imagery associated with the building tension and pressure that will break when the rainstorm hits. Very clever line.