CLASS-9 ENGLISH-CHAPTER RAIN ON THE ROOF

English Poem
Chapter 
Rain On The Roof

 

Thinking about the poem

Question 1.What do the following phrases mean to you? Discuss in class.

1.     Humid shadows: These are the shadows of different things which become wet during the rainy season.

2.     Starry spheres: The area where stars appear in a group in the sky.

3.     What a bliss: The poet feels happy when he listens to the rain drops.

4.     A thousand dreamy fancies into busy being start: The poet starts recollecting the past and finds himself lost in reveries and dreams in the rainy weather.

5.     A thousand recollections weave their air-threads into woof: The poet recollects hundreds of memories in the rainy season. They weave a weft with the help of air-threads.

Question 2.What does the poet like to do when it rains?
Answer:When it rains the poet wants to lie on bed in a cottage and listen to pitter-patter sound of the rain.

Question 3.What is the single major memory that comes to the poet’s mind? Who are the “darling dreamers” he refers to?
Answer:The poet’s mother is the single major memory that comes to his mind. ‘Darling dreamers’ are those ‘kids’ who remember their mothers like the poet.

Question 4.Is the poet now a child? Is his mother still alive?
Answer:No, the poet is not a child. His mother is no more. But her memories still haunt him.

II.Answer these questions:-

Question 1.When you were a young child, did your mother tuck you in, as the poet’s mother did?
Answer:Yes, my mother used to tuck me in when I was a child. Whenever I said that I could not do some work, she embraced me and took me in her lap to get that work done. She used to feel sad and dejected if I was involved in any mishap.

Question 2.Do you like rain? What do you do when it rains steadily or heavily as described in the poem?
Answer:Yes, I like rain and prefer to take a bath in the rain for some time. But when it rains heavily, I stay inside and enjoy the beauty of nature

Question 3.Does everybody have a cosy bed to lie in when it rains? Look around you and describe how different kinds of people or animals spend time, seek shelter, etc. during rain.
Answer:No, everybody is not so fortunate to have a cosy bed to lie in when it rains. There are some people who live at the railway platforms and bus terminal. They don’t have even bed sheet, what to talk of comfortable beds

III.Short answer type questions

Question 1.What is a ‘bliss’ for a poet in the poem?
Answer:The poet loves rain because it carries him in old memories. He thinks it is bliss to hear the sound of the rain on the roof. He lies in his cozy bed and enjoys the music of nature. It is a bliss for him.

Question 2.What shows that the poet loved his mother?
Answer:The poet loved his mother. He remembered her when he lied on his cozy bed to enjoy the sound of rain. It appeared to him as if she was fondly looking at him.

Question 3.When does the ‘thousand dream fancies’ begin to weave in the poet’s mind?

Answer:When the poet is in his cottage and lies in his cozy bed listening to the soft music of rain on the roof, himind is flooded with memories of his mother. He recalls his childhood.