Class 9th Eng. Poem -3 Rain On The Roof,NCERT/CBSE Based Question and answer, Theme Message Literary devices

Poem-3

Rain on the Roof by -Coates Kinney

      

A Brief Note On  Poet

Coates Kinney (November 24, 1826 - January 25, 1904) was an American poet, lawyer, politician and journalist. He is considered a wistful and skillful poet of the nineteenth century. His verses were collected in Keeuka and Other Poems and Lyrics of the Ideal and the Real. One of his most famous poems, "The Rain on the Roof' is said to have established Coates Kinney as a popular poet.

A Brief Summary of the Poem

The present poem describes a scene of nature and the effects it has on human mind. The poem opens with dark clouds hovering all over the sky. A gloomy darkness spreads all around. When it starts to rain, the poet compares the rain drops to the tears shed by the darkness. However, the poet finds it blissful to lie in his cozy bed and listen to the patter of the rain falling on the roof.

As the poet listens to the tinkling sound of the raindrops falling on the shingles of his roof, he feels an echo in his heart and many memories of the past begin to hover in his mind, weaving together like a patchwork.

Among the memories is the memory of the poet's mother looking lovingly at her children before leaving them in their bed. The poet says that he can feel the fond look of his mother on him as he listens to the patter of the rain on the shingles.

Literary Devices

1.Alliteration: It is the repetition of sounds at the beginning of a word or of a stressed syllable within a word. It imparts a lyrical or musical element to a poem.

Examples:

starry spheres,press the pillow

feel her fond look on me

2.Transferred Epithet: It is a poetic device in which an adjective is used with a noun othe than the noun it is actually describing.

Example:

melancholy darkness

Here, 'darkness' is not sad but it is the poet who is sad in the darkness.

3.Personification: It is a literary device in which human traits are attributed to somethin non-human.

And the Melancholy Darkness

Gently ulin rainy tears 

4.Onomatopoeia -it is a figure of speech in which the words imitate the natural sound of thing for example ‘patter of the rain :

‘Tinkle sound of the drop’

Answer Type Questions

Q1What does the poet like to do when it rains?

Ans. When it rains, the poet finds it blissful to lie in the cozy bed of his chamber, listening to the patter of soft rain falling on the roof above his head.

Q2. What is the single major memory that comes to the poet? Who are the "darling dreamers" he refers to?

Ans. The single major memory that comes to the poet is that of his mother. The poet remembers how his mother would look lovingly at her children before leaving them in their bed. The 'darling dreamers' refers to the poet and his siblings.

Q3. Is the poet now a child? Is his mother still alive?

Ans. No, the poet is no more a child. He is a grown up man now. It appears that his mother is deceased as he is nostalgic while thinking her.

Q4. What shows that the poet loves his mother?

Ans. The poet loves his mother. He remembers her when he lies on his cozy bed listening to the sound of rain. It appears to him as if she is fondly looking at him. He remembers how she tucked him and his siblings in bed, looking lovingly at them.

Q5.. When does the 'thousand dream fancies' begin to weave in the poet's mind?

Ans. When the poet is in his cottage and lies in his cozy bed listening to the soft music of rain on the roof, his mind is occupied with memories of his mother. His childhood memories flash in his mind.

Q6. How does the memory of his mother haunt the poet?

Ans. Listening to the sound of the rain falling on the roof, the memory of the poet's mother haunts the poet. It appears to him as if she is fondly looking at him. His mother is no more but he still feels her presence in his memories.

Q7. How does the poet enjoy the patter of the soft rain lying in his bed in his cottage chamber?

Ans. The poet lies in his bed and watches the black clouds hovering in the starry sky. He feels that the melancholy darkness is gently weeping in the form of rain drops

Pressing the pillow, he finds it blissful, listening to the patter of the soft raindrops falling on the roof of the cottage.

Q8. What finds an echo in the poet's heart and what starts weaving in his mind?

Ans. When the drops of rain fall on the shingles of the roof, they make a tinkling sound. The tinkling sound echoes in the poet's heart. A thousand old memories weave their threads into the poet's mind.

Q9. Describe the weather just before the rain starts?

Ans. The weather before the rain is humid. There seems to be a melancholic darkness and the starry night sky is covered with black clouds laden with vapours.

Q10. According to the poet, what is the nature's mood in rainy darkness?

Ans. According to the poet, the darkness is melancholic. The sadness is further enhanced as the poet compares the darkness to be weeping and shedding tears in the form of rain drops.

Q11. The mood of the poet contrasted is with the mood of darkness. Comment.

Ans. The darkness appears to be melancholic, weeping and shedding tears in the form of rain drops. Whereas, the poet considers it blissful to lie comfortably in bed pressing his head against the pillow and listening to the soft patter of rain.

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