Rain on the Roof

 Rain on the Roof

 

Introduction:

 

The poet Coates Kinney becomes nostalgic when he hears the pattering sound of rain on his house-roof. Lot many memories of past including memories of his mother make him emotional and thereby he expresses these feeling in verses.

 Theme:

 “Rain on the Roof” by Coates Kinney brings out the magical power of rain. The sound of the rain has the ability to revive the old past memories of the poet. When it is raining and making melodious sound, it is a moment to relish and enjoy the ambience while lying on the cosy bed. The poet finds comfort and his mind drifts into memories that come back to soothe him.

 Summary

 The poet expresses his different feelings while there is rain falling on his roof. He describes that the pattering sound of the rain drops has the power to uplift our mood and provides us an opportunity of enjoy these moments feeling a great bliss and pleasure while lying on the cosy bed. Rain also makes us nostalgic as it brings lots of imaginations and past memories into his mind. The rain refreshes the reminiscence of his mother as she very fondly regards the poets and his siblings.

 Poetic Devices

 1.      Alliteration: The repetition of a consonant sound in two or more consecutive words.

‘Busy Being’ - ‘b’ sound is repeating.

‘starry spheres’ - ‘s’ sound is repeating.

‘press pillow’- ‘p’ sound is repeating.

‘lie listening’ - ‘l’ sound is repeating.

 2. Onomatopoeia: The use of sound words to create a dramatic effect and auditory imagery.

     Patter’ is the use of sound word. It is the sound made by the rain drops falling on the roof top.

3.    Personification: Treating a non – living thing as a living being.

darkness has been personified when he says that it is sad.

 

4.     4.Transferred Epithet: The use of an adjective with a noun when it refers to another noun.

In ‘melancholy darkness’, the darkness is not melancholy, but it refers to the sad people

  Additional Questions

1. When does the poet remember his mother?

2.    How does the poet’s mother look at him while he sleeps?

3.    Why does the poet call melancholy darkness weeping?

4.    What is a great bliss according to the poet?

5.    Who are the darling dreamers in the poem?

Q6. Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow.                   

     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!

(i)    What do you mean by the term “humid shadows?”

(ii)  The term “starry spheres” refers to:

(iii)  Find the figure of speech in the line number 3 of the extract.

(iv)  What is mood of the poet depicted in the extract?

(v        (v) Where is the poet right now?

 

 

Question

Q1. What do the following phrases means to you?

(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

 

Q2. What does the poet like to do when it rains? 

Q3. What is the single major memory that comes to the poet? Who are the “darling dreamers” he refers to? 

Q4. Is the poet now a child? Is his mother still alive?

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