Question

1. Now in memory comes my mother,
As she used in years agone,
To regard the darling dreamers
Ere she left them till the down:
a) Who comes alive in his memory?
b) What did he remember about his mother?
c) Who are the 'darling dreamers' in the above lines?
d) What does the expression 'till the dawn' mean here?
e) What is the name of the poet?

Answer 1

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 patter of the rain. ... (i) When it rains, the child is reminded of his mother.