Poem-3 Rain on the Roof, 9th-Eng

 
*3. Rain on the Roof (Coates Kinney)*
 
Very Short Type Q-Ans.
 
*1. Who is the poet of this poem?*
Ans. Coates Kinney
 

*2. What does the poet like to do when it rains?*

Ans. He press the pillow & lie on bed. He is listening the patter of the soft rain.

 

*3. To regard the darling dreamers’. Who were the darling dreamers?*

Ans. His mother’s children

 

*4. Who comes in the memory of the poet?*

Ans. His mother

 

*5. What does the poet attach the darkness with?*

Ans. Sadness

 
*6. What tinkles on the shingles?*
Ans. Rain drops
 
*7. Where is the rain making a noise?*
Ans. On the roof
 
*8. Who are the darling dreamers?*
Ans. The poet and his brothers
 
*9. What does the poet listen?*
Ans. Sweet music of rain drops
 
*10. Where is the poet’s mother now?*
Ans. She has died

 

*11. Is the poet’s mother still alive now?*
Ans. No, his mother is not alive

3. Rain on the Roof (Coates Kinney)

 

1. What does the poet like to do when it rains?

Ans. When it rains the poet wants to lie on bed in a cottage and listen to patter sound of the rain.

 

2. What is the single major memory that comes to the poet?

Ans. The single major memory that comes to the poet is of his mother. The “darling dreamers” are those 'kids' who remember their mothers.

 

3. Who are the ‘darling dreamers’ he refers to?

Ans. Darling dreamers' are those 'kids' who remember their mothers like the poet. They were loved by their mother.

 

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

Ans. No, the poet is not a child. He is a grown-up. The poet's mother is not alive.