VELAMMALVI DYALAYA,

ALAPAKKAM Q6-Whati
sthef
avourit
eact
ivi
tyoft
hepoet
CHENNAI dur
ingt
herai
nyseason?
ENGLISHNOTES
Class :IX A)Li
steni
ngtomusic
Subject:Engli
sh B)Eat
ingsnacks
Topic :Rai nont heRoof C)Roamingontheroof
byCoat esKinney D)Li
steni
ngtothepit
ter
-pat
tersoundoft
her
ain

Q7-Whoar
edar
li
ngdr
eamer
sint
hepoem?
I
ntr
oduct
iont
othePoem
A)Chi
ldren
From thetit
leofthePoem- ‘
RainontheRoof ’,
we B)Mothers
canmakeoutt hatt
hepoem i sabouttherain. C)Famil
ymembers
Thepoeti stel
li
ngusaboutt hememor ieshehas D)Poet’
smemor
ies
oftherain.Thesoundoft heraindr
opsfall
ingon
theroofofhishousebringsbacksweet Q8-Whati
sthememor
ythatcomest
othepoet
’s
memor i
esofthepast. mindr
epeat
edly
?

MCQs A)Hi
smot her
Q1-Whatpoet
icdevi
cehasbeenusedi
n‘St
arr
y B)Hi
sfri
ends
Spher
es’and‘
dar
li
ngdreamers’
? C)Hi
ssibl
ings
D)Noneofthese
A)Metaphor
B)Al
li
terati
on Q9-Whati
sbl
i
ssi
nthepoem f
ort
hepoet
?
C)Personifi
cat
ion
D)All
oft hese A)Hi
smemor ies
B)Hi
smot her
Q2-Whatrevi
vest
hesweetmemor
iesi
nthe C)Li
steni
ngtothesoundofr
ainf
all
poet
’smind? D)Al
lofthese

A)Busyschedul
e Q10-Whathaunt
sthepoet
?
B)Dai
lyrout
ine
C)Rai
ndropsfal
li
ngont
her
oof A)Hisfr
iends
D)Noneofthese B)Soundsofrainf
all
C)Hismot her
’smemory
Q3-Whati
sther
hymeschemeoft
hepoem? D)None

A)abcbdefe Q11-Whatweepsi
nrai
nyt
ear
s?
B)aabbccdd
C)abbccdde A)Poet
D)aaabbbab B)Darkness
C)Poet’
smot her
Q4-Whichofthesewor
dsi stheuseoft
he D)Noneoft hese
l
it
erar
ydeviceofonomatopoeia?
Q12-Whatdoes‘
woof
’mean?
A)Bli
ss
B)Shadows A)Dr
eams
C)Shingl
es B)Memori
es
D)Patter C)Wovencl
oth
D)Noneoft
hese
Q5-Whatdoesst
arr
yspher
esmean?
Q13-Whatar
eshi
ngl
es?
A)Placeswherestarsar
ebor
n
B)Skyfil
ledwithstar
s A)Ti
lesontheroof
C)Stargroupsinthesky B)Windowpane
D)Allofthese C)Wall
D)Noneofthese
Q14-Howdoest
hemot
herl
ookatt
hechi
l
dren? Answer
s

A)Wi
thhatred 1B 11B
B)Wi
thsadness 2C 12C
C)Wi
thpit
y 3A 13A
D)Wi
thfondness 4D 14D
5C 15B
Q15-Whatdoes‘
cot
tage-
chamber
’mean? 6D 16C
7A 17A
A)Ty
peofbed 8A 18B
B)Aroom inthecot
tage 9C 19D
C)Aseparatebui
ldi
ngnextt
othecot
tage 10C20A
D)Al
lofthese
Summar
y
Q16-Whi
choft
hesei
sNOTasoundwor
d?
Summar y
A)Ti
nkle Thepoem ‘ Rainont heRoof ’
tal
ksaboutt he
B)Pat
ter poet’
sv ari
edr eacti
onstothesoundofr aindr
ops
C)Noneoft
hese fal
li
ngont heroofofhishouse.Hesay sthatthe
D)Bot
hAandB rai
ndropsatni ghtareli
ketearsshedbyt hesad,
darknight.
Q17-Recol
l
ect
ionsmean_
___
__? Helovest ol i
einbedandhearr ainfall
ingont he
roofofhisr oom becauseitgetsbacksweet
A)Memori
es memor iesoft hepast.Hesay st hatthesoundof
B)Dr
eams rai
ndropshel pshimf al
lasleepandgi v
eshi m
C)Ni
ghtmar
es sweetdr eams.Hehasmemor i
esofhi slov i
ng
D)Noneoft
hese motherwhowoul dputthem tosl eep.

Q18-Whatdoest
het
inkl
ecauseanecho? Quest
ionAnswer
s

A)Mind 1.Whatdot hefollowingphrasesmeant oy

ou?
B)Hear
t Discussinclass.
C)St
omach (i
)humi dshadows
D)Noneoft
hese (i
i)starr
yspheres
(i
ii
)whatabl iss
Q19-Whatdoest
hepoetf
eel
whenhel
i
stenst
o (i
v)at housanddr eamyfanciesint
obusybeing
t
herefr
ain? start
(v)athousandr ecoll
ecti
onsweav ethei
rai
r-
A)Hi
smot
her
’swiseteachings threadsintowoof .
B)Hi
smot
her
’saffect
ionat
esmi l
e
C)Hi
smot
her
’skindheart A.
D)Hi
smot
her
’sfondlookathim (i
)‘humi dshadows’ referst othedarkcl
ouds
whi char eful
lofwat er.
Q20-Whatdoes‘
l
ist
’mean? (i
i)‘starryspheres’referst otheskyatni
ghttime
whi chi sful
lofstars.
A)Li
sten (i
ii
)‘ bl
iss’meansabl essing.
B)Ali
st (i
v)‘ athousanddr eamyf anciesint
obusybeing
C)Wri
tedown start’meanst hatpeopl est arthavi
ngvari
ed
D)Noneofthese sweetdr eams.
(v)‘at housandrecol l
ectionsweav ethei
rair
-
threadsi ntowoof ’meanst hatwhenpeopleare
asleep, thememor i
esoft hepastcomebacki nt
o
theirmi ndinthef orm ofdr eams.

2.Whatdoest
hepoetl
i
ket
odowheni
trai
ns?

A.Wheni
trai
ns,thepoetli
kestolayi
nbedand
heart
her
ainfal
l
ingont heroofofhi
sroom.
 r
ecol
l
ecti
onispersoni
fi
edwhenhesay
sthat
3.Whatisthesi
ngl
emaj ormemoryt
hatcomes t
heyweavedreams.
tothepoet?Whoarethe“dar
li
ng
dreamers”her
efer
sto? Transf
erredEpit
het:Theuseofanadjecti
vewi
th
anounwheni trefer
stoanothernoun.
A.Thepoethasmemor i
esofhi sbelovedmot her. ‘
dreamyf anci
es’–itdoesnotmeant hatt
he
Whenhewasachi ld,shewoul dputhim andhi s fanci
esar edr
eamybutr ef
erstothepeopl
ewho
si
blingst obedandal l
owedt hem tosleept i
lll
ate. havedreams.
Theyhadsweetdr eamsi ntheirsl
eep.“ Darl
ing
Dreamer s”r
eferstothepoetandhi ssibli
ngs St
anza3
whent heywer echil
drenandhadsweetdr eams.
Theywer elovedbyt heirmotherandso, wereher Al
li
terat
ion:Therepeti
ti
onofaconsonantsound
‘
darlings’. i
ntwoormor econsecuti
vewor ds.
‘
memor ymymot her’
–‘m’ soundi srepeat
ing
4.I
sthepoetnowachi
ld?I
shi
smot
herst
il
l ‘
Darli
ngdreamers’–‘d’soundisr epeati
ng
al
iv
e?
Onomat opoei
a:Theuseofsoundwor dst
o
A.No,nowthepoeti
snotachi
ld.Hei
sanadul
t. createadramati
ceffectandaudi
tor
yimager
y.
Hismotheri
snotali
veany
more. ‘
pat t
er’–soundofrai
ndropsfal
li
ngonthe
shinglesoft
heroof.
Fi
gur
esofspeechusedi
nthepoem

St
anza1

Al
lit
eration:Ther epeti
ti
onofaconsonantsound
i
nt woormor econsecutiv
ewor ds.
‘
Humi dHov er’–‘h’soundisrepeati
ng.
‘
starryspher es’–‘s’shouldi
srepeati
ng.
‘
presspi l
low’-‘p’soundisrepeati
ng.
‘
li
elistening’–‘ l
’soundisrepeati
ng.

Onomatopoei
a:Theuseofsoundwor dsto
cr
eateadramaticef
fectandaudit
oryimagery.
‘
Patt
er’
istheuseofsoundwor ds.I
tisthesound
madebytheraindr
opsfall
ingontherooft
op.

Per soni
fi
cati
on:
Treat
inganon–li
vi
ngthi
ngasa
l
ivingbeing.
darknesshasbeenpersoni
fi
edwhenhesays
thatitissad.

Tr
ansferredEpit
het:Theuseofanadj ecti
vewit
h
anounwheni tr
eferstoanothernoun.
I
n‘melancholydarkness’,
thedarknessisnot
melancholy,
butitrefer
stothesadpeopl e.

St
anza2

All
it
erati
on:Ther epeti
ti
onofaconsonantsound
i
nt woormor econsecut ivewor ds.
‘
busybei ng’
–‘ b’soundisr epeati
ng
‘
theirthr
ead’–‘ t
h’soundisr epeati
ng
‘
rai
nr oof’–‘r
’soundi srepeating

Onomatopoei
a:Theuseofsoundwordsto
cr
eateadramati
ceff
ectandaudit
oryi
magery.
‘
ti
nkl
e’,
‘pat
ter
’–soundsmadebyt herai
ndr
ops

Personi
fi
cat
ion:
Treat
inganon–l
i
vingt
hingasa
l
ivi
ngbeing.