Question

RAIN ON THE ROOF

1. ‘Now in memory comes my mother,
As she used to in years agone,
To regard the darling dreamers
Ere she left them till 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.’

(a) Whom does the poet remember?
(b) How did the poet’s mother treat the dreamers?
(c) How does the poet feel about his mother?
(d) What is played upon the shingles?

Answer 1

Answer:

1. mother
2. darling dreamer
3. sad
4. drop

Answer 2

Answer:

1.mother

2.daelings

3.fond look on poet

4.patter of the rain