Thinking about the poem
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
Answer:
- Humid shadows: These are the shadows of different things which become wet during the rainy season.
- Starry spheres: The area where stars appear in a group in the sky.
- What a bliss: The poet feels happy when he listens to the rain drops.
- A thousand dreamy fancies into busy being start: The poet starts recollecting the past and finds himself lost in reveries and dreams in the rainy weather.
- A thousand recollections weave their air-threads into woof: The poet recollects hundreds of memories in the rainy season. They weave a weft with the help of air-threads.
Question 2.What does the poet like to do when it rains?Answer:When it rains the poet wants to lie on bed in a cottage and listen to pitter-patter sound of the rain.