Question 1 - Rain On The Roof - Beehive - Poems (Literature) - English Class 9

Read the given extract and answer the questions

Extract:

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.

(Rain on the roof)

Question (i)

What figure of speech is used in the first two lines of the extract? 

• a) Simile
• b) Metaphor
• c) Personification
• d) Alliteration

Answer:

Answer written by student

b) Metaphor

Step-by-Step explanation: 📝

•    The poet is using a figure of speech to compare two things that are different.👉
•    He says that every tinkle on the shingles has an echo in his heart. 👂
•    A metaphor is a figure of speech that makes an implied or hidden comparison between two things that are unrelated but share some common characteristics.🔗
•    The poet uses this metaphor to show that the sound of the rain has a deep connection with his feelings and emotions.💓
•    Th e other options are wrong because they do not match the figure of speech used by the poet.❌
•    Therefore, the correct answer is b) Metaphor.✅

Question (ii)

 What does the poet mean by 'busy being' in the fourth line? 

Answer:

Answer written by student:

 The poet means that his imagination and creativity become active and lively.

Step-by-Step explanation: 📝

•   The poet is describing his thoughts as he listens to the rain. 🤔
•    He says that a thousand dreamy fancies into busy being start. 👉
•    A fancy is a whimsical or imaginative idea or notion.🌈
•    A busy being is a state of being occupied or engaged in something.👩‍💻
•    The poet uses this phrase to show that his ideas become more real and vivid because of the rain.🌟
•    He implies that the rain inspires him to create something artistic and poetic.🎨

Question (iii)

What are the 'air-threads' that the poet refers to in the fifth and sixth lines? 

Answer:

Answer written by student:

 The 'air-threads' are the poet's memories that are thin and delicate like strands of air.

Step-by-Step explanation: 📝

•   The poet is describing his memories as he listens to the rain. 👀
•    He says that a thousand recollections weave their air-threads into woof.👉
•    A recollection is an act or process of remembering something or someone. 💭
•    An air-thread is a thin strand or filament of air or something light and delicate.💨
•    A wool is a fabric or material made by weaving threads together.🧶
•    The poet uses this metaphor to show that his memories are like thin and airy threads that are woven together to form a fabric of his past.👍

Question (iv)

Fill in the blank with a suitable word from the extract:

As I listen to the ______ Of the rain upon the roof. 

Answer:

Answer written by student:

 Patter

Step-by-Step explanation: 📝

•   The poet is describing the sound of the rain as he listens to it. 👂
•   He says that as he listens to the patter of the rain upon the roof.
•    A patter is a light, rapid, and continuous tapping sound.🥁
•    The word 'patter' fits in the blank because it shows that the rain makes a soft and rhythmic sound on the roof.👍
•    No other word from the extract can complete this sentence correctly.❌