Class 9 English — Chapter 6: Rain on the Roof

What you'll learn

• ▸Poet's Emotional Response to Rain
• ▸Imagery and Personification
• ▸The Sound of Rain as a Catalyst
• ▸Central Theme: Memory and Mother's Love
• ▸Interpretation of Metaphorical Phrases
• ▸Poetic Language and Devices
• ▸Inference about the Poet's Life

Chapter Summary

--- PAGE 1 --- Rain on the Roof When the sky is covered with dark clouds and it starts raining, have you ever listened to the patter of soft rain on the roof? What thoughts flashed through your mind as you heard this melody of nature? Read the poem to find out what the poet dreamed of while listening to the rain. When the humid shadows hover Over all the starry spheres And the melancholy darkness Gently weeps in rainy tears, What a bliss to press the pillow Of a cottage-chamber bed And lie listening to the patter Of the soft rain overhead! Every tinkle on the shingles Has an echo in the heart; And a thousand dreamy fancies Into busy being start, And a thousand recollections Weave their air-threads into woof, As I listen to the patter Of the rain upon the roof. Now in memory comes my mother, As she used in years agone, To regard the darling dreamers Ere she left them till the dawn: O! I feel her fond look on me As I list to this refrain Which is played upon the shingles By the patte…

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1. Explore rain's different sounds. Get Solution →
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4. Who is the author of the poem 'Rain on the Roof'? Get Solution →
5. According to the glossary, what are 'shingles'? Get Solution →
6. What sound does the poet hear on the roof? Get Solution →
7. In the first stanza, what does the poet describe as a 'bliss' to do? Get Solution →
8. What is the single major memory that comes to the poet? Get Solution →

Did you know?

• 💡 Rain can fall as tiny diamonds on giant gas planets like Jupiter and Saturn.
• 💡 Ancient Romans often built open roofs to collect rainwater for drinking and bathing.
• 💡 Our brains slightly change memories each time we recall them, making them new.
• 💡 A mother's heartbeat provides soothing comfort, often used in baby products.
• 💡 Raindrops sound different when they hit various surfaces, like a roof or leaves.

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