NCERT Solution of Class 9 English Poem Ch-3 Rain on the Roof
By Coates Kinney
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tinkle : short, light ringing sounds
shingles : rectangular wooden tiles used on roofs
woof : weft, i.e. the threads woven across the loom
ere : old poetic word for ‘before’
refrain : a repeated part of a song or a poem; here, the sound of the rain
list : old poetic word for ‘listen’
Class 9 English Poem Ch-3 Rain on the Roof
Question 1:
What do the following phrases mean to you? Discuss in class.
(i) humid shadows
(ii) starry spheres
(iii) what a bliss
(iv) a thousand dreamy fancies into busy being start
(v) a thousand recollections weave their air-threads into woof
Answer
(i) humid shadows: humid shadows refer to the dark clouds that cover the sky and bring rain
(ii) starry spheres: it refers to the sky that is usually full of stars
(iii) what a bliss: bliss means happiness. Here the poet says that it is such a happy moment when one listens to the patter of the rain overhead.
(iv) a thousand dreamy fancies into busy being start: It refers to the several thoughts and fantasies that surround the poet when he listens to the patter of the rain.
(v) a thousand recollections weave their air-threads into woof- it means that poet feels as if his old memories are being woven in front of him.
Class 9 English Poem Ch-3 Rain on the Roof
Question 2:
What does the poet like to do when it rains?
Answer
The poet likes to press his head into the pillow of his cottage chamber bed and listen to the patter of the soft rain overhead.
Class 9 English Poem Ch-3 Rain on the Roof
Question 3:
What is the single major memory that comes to the poet? Who are the “darling dreamers” he refers to?
Answer
The single major memory that comes to the poet is of his mother and her fond look on the poet.
Darling dreamers that the poet refers to are the poet and his siblings who were sent to sleep by the poet’s mother every day.
Class 9 English Poem Ch-3 Rain on the Roof
Question 4:
Is the poet now a child? Is his mother still alive?
Answer
No, the poet is now a grown up man. His mother is not alive anymore.
Class 9 English Poem Ch-3 Rain on the Roof
Question 5:
When you were a young child, did your mother tuck you in, as the poet’s did?
Answer
Yes, when I was a young child, my mother tucked me in. She would sing me lullabies and send me to sleep.
Class 9 English Poem Ch-3 Rain on the Roof
Question 6:
Do you like rain? What do you do when it rains steadily or heavily as described in the poem?
Answer
Yes, I like when it rains. When it rains heavily, I like to listen to the patter of the rain on the overhead and to look at the drops falling on the leaves of the plants.
Class 9 English Poem Ch-3 Rain on the Roof
Question 7:
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, not everyone is fortunate enough to have a cozy 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.
Class 9 English Poem Ch-3 Rain on the Roof
