Every cloud has a silver lining

Meaning:

• It is always possible to get something positive out of a situation, even if it's unpleasant, difficult or even painful.
• You can benefit from every bad thing that happens to you.
• Every bad situation has some good aspect to it.

Example sentence:

I know we've lost all our money but we can always start again. Every cloud has a silver lining.


Questions for you to answer:

1. Are you a pessimist or an optimist?
2. Who would use this proverb - a pessimist or an optimist?
3. Why is the word 'cloud' used in this idiom? What does it represent?
4. What is 'silver lining' a metaphor for?