Question

ii) Now in memory comes my mother, As she used in years agone, To regard the darling dreamers Ere she left them till the dawn: 0! 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. a) Who comes in the memory of the poet and when?

Answer 1

Answer:

The poet’s mother comes in his memory as he sleeps in his bedchamber on a rainy night when rain lashes the tiles of the roof of his house.

☆Know more☆

• This question is taken from the poem Rain on the Roof by Coates Kinney which is a poem lauding the healing power of rain, especially when heard from a cosy bed in a lovely cottage. It is a poem that is also about the poet's memories of his childhood.

• The poem 'Rain on the Roof' talks about the poet's varied reactions to the sound of raindrops falling on the roof of his house. He says that the raindrops at night are like tears shed by the sad, dark night.

Answer 2

Answer: The poet's mother comes in his dream, when the poet was asleep in his small cottage, on a rainy day.

Explanation:

The poet's late mother, who is said to put the poet to sleep everyday, comes in his dream. She is said to regard the dreamers which implies that she puts them to sleep. The poet also fondly remembers his mom looking lovingly over him. The mom then left the dreamers- the children asleep until dawn.