1. What do
the following phrases
mean to you ?
Discuss in class.
(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.
Ans :
(i) Humid shadows _
Shadows that are
wet during the
rainy season.
(ii)
Starry Sphers - Area
covered by groups
of stars
(iii)
What a bliss -
A great joy
or happiness .
(iv)
A thousand dreamy
fancies into busy
being start -
Lots of dream
fancies occur as a result
of falling of
the rain.
(vi)
A thousand
recollections weave their
air - threads into
woof - Lots of
memories come to
the mind when
it rains. The
memories weave a
weft with the
help of air
- threads.
2. What does
the poet like
to do when
it rains ?
Ans : When it
rains the poet
like to lie
on bed and
listen to the
patter of the
rain on the
roof. He finds
joy in the
song of the
rain.
3. What
is the single
major memory that
comes to the
poet ? Who are
the ‘ Darling dreamors’
he refers to
dreamers ?
Ans : The memory
of the poet’s
mother is the
single major memory
that comes to
him . Darling dreamers
are those who
likes to dream
of their parents
like the poet.
4. Is
the poet now
a child ?
Is his mother
still alive ?
Ans : No,
the poet is
not a child
now . He is
grown up . No ,
his mother is
not still alive.
But he remembers
his mother.
II.1. When you were a young child, did your mother tuck you in as the poet’s did?
Ans : Yes,
Like the poet’s
mother ,my mother too,
used to tuck
me in when
I was a
young child. As
soon as she
saw that I
could not help
myself , she came
up with her
loving touch in
my aid.
2. Do you like rain ? What do you do when it rains steadily or heavily as described in the poem ?
ANS :
Yes, I like
rain very much .
When it rains
heavily I want
to enjoy by
getting wet in rain
but my parents
do not allow
me do so.
But I don’t
miss if I
get a chance.
3. Does everybody have a cosy bed to lie in when it rains? Look around you and describe how different kinds of people or animals spend time, seek shelter etc . During rain.
Ans :
No, everyone does
not have a
cosy bed to
lie in when
it rains.
Many people
and animals are
often caught in
rain. Some enjoy
rain by getting
drenched . But many seek
a cover . People
get inside till
it rains. Animals
too. Take shelter
under trees or
get to their
homes.