NCERT Solutions for Class 9 English Poem Chapter 3 Rain On The Roof

Thinking about the poem
(Page 42)

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

  1. humid shadows
  2. starry spheres
  3. what a bliss
  4. a thousand dreamy fancies into busy being start
  5. a thousand recollections weave their air-threads into woof

Answer:

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

(ii) Starry spheres: The area where stars appear in a group in the sky.

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

(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.

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 now a grown up man. His mother is not alive anymore.

II.

Question 1.
When you were a young child, did your mother tuck you in, as the poet’s mother did?
Answer: Yes, when I was a young child, my mother tucked me in. She would sing me lullabies and send me to sleep.

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.

There are so many animals which don’t have any shelter and tremble under the dark sky in the rainy season.