Question

O! I feel her fond look on me








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As I list to this refrain

Which is played upon the shingles

By the patter of the rain.

a. what is the referring being mentioned in the above lines?



b. what is played upon the shingles by the patterns of the rain?





c. why do you think the poet says that he feels the found look of his mother on him?




English class 9 rain on the roof (poem)​

Answer 1

Explanation:

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

‘Humid Hover’ - ‘h’ sound is repeating.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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