The poem describes the poet's experience listening to the rain falling on the roof of a cottage. As he listens to the pitter patter of the rain, he is transported to memories of his childhood. He recalls how his mother would care for him as a child on rainy nights. The listening to the rain triggers over a thousand memories and past experiences. The rain helps the poet reconnect with comforting memories of his mother and childhood.

1. NAME : MAUSAM CHETTRI
PROGRAMME NAME : B.A/B.ED
COURSE NAME : PEDAGOGY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT NAME : EDUCATION
TOPIC NAME : Rain on the roof .(class 9)

4. When the humid shadows hover
Overall, the starry spheres
And the melancholy darkness
Gently weeps in rainy tears,
What a bliss to press the pillow
Of a cottage-chamber bed
And lie listening to the patter
Of the soft rain overhead!

6. True or false.
1. Poet here is trying to connect with
the drop of rain.
2. The sad darkness of the night is wiped
off by the raindrops which seem like
tears falling from the sky.

7. Every tinkle on the shingles
Has an echo in the heart;
And a thousand dreamy fancies
Into busy being start,
And a thousand recollections
Weave their air-threads into woof,
As I listen to the patter
Of the rain upon the roof.

8. 1.Tinkle: short, light ringing sound
2.Shingles: rectangular wooden tiles used on roofs
3.Echo: repeated sound
4.Woof: weft, i.es the thread woven across the loom
5.Patter: the sound of raindrops falling on the roof
‘busy being’ refers to human beings and here, the poet is referring to himself

9. CHOSSE ONE IMAGE AND CONNECT WITH YOUR OWN LIFE EXPERIENCE.

10. Make sentences.
1.Regret
2.Dreams.
3.lost
4.Daydream.

11. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rc9NuFDafiw

12. 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.

13. This is the rain on the roof in which the poet tries to describe how he feels on a rainy day. The poet states
that whenever it rains he starts to recall all his past memories. While lying on his bed in the cottage he
listens to the pitter-patter sound of the rain. As he listens to the sound of the rain he starts to remember his
old days when he was a little boy. Further, he remembers her mother who is not with him now, but her
memories will always be with him. In addition, he remembers how her mother takes care of him during
the rainy days so that he might not catch a cold. While listening to the sound of the rain, he remembers all
the sweet memories of his past.

14. Question time
Question 1.
What do the following phrases mean to you? Discuss in class.
humid shadows
starry spheres
what a bliss
a thousand dreamy fancies into busy being start
a thousand recollections weave their air-threads into woof
Question 2.
What does the poet like to do when it rains?

15. Question and answer.
1.What is the single major memory that comes
to the poet’s mind? Who are the “darling
dreamers” he refers to?
2.Is the poet now a child? Is his mother still
alive?
3.Do you like rain? What do you do when it
rains steadily or heavily as described in the
poem?

16. TEXT TO SELF READING TASK
Based upon a chapter you have just read, share a story about
yourself that is related to an event or character that was in the
book.
It is probably best done in the form of a written recount. Link
your experience to no more than four situations that occurred
within the text.
Text to self is a great opportunity for students to become
introspective about the content they read and make
comparisons to their own experiences in life.
This activity is appealing to teenagers more so than juniors