Class 9 || Rain on the Roof || By Coates Kinney || Poetic Devices || Full Explain

 

Rain on the Roof

Introduction

This is the summary of the rain on the roof in this poem, the poet tries to explain how he feels on a time period . The poet claims that every time when it rains he begins to remember all his past memories.  While lying on his bed in the cabin, He listens to the sound of the rain. As he listens to the sound of the rain, he begins to remember his old days as a child. Also, he remembers his mother that she is not with him now, but her memories will always be with him. Also, he remembers how his mother takes care of him during rainy days so that he does not catch a cold. While listening to the sound of the rain, remember all the sweet memories from your past.

Detailed explanation

In this poem, the poet says that when wet shadows move (here, "wet shadows" means dark clouds filled with water). He says that when the sky is full of dark clouds that have moisture, and they are full of water and are about to bring rain. Also, when these clouds float around the sky above the starry spheres

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Then huge moisture-filled clouds move across the sky. And the raindrops that look like tears falling from the sky wipe away the sad darkness of the night. In addition, the poet compares raindrops with tears, since for him the dark sky seems very sad. Also, it seems as if he is crying and the raindrops are the tears he sheds. He also adds that it is like a blessing to lie on the bed in his room. And listen to the sound of raindrops falling on the roof.

In the next stanza, the poet expresses his feelings by listening to the raindrops falling on the roof of his house. Poet says that every tinkle in the tiles has an echo in the heart. Every time he hears raindrops falling on the roof, the sound is repeated in his heart and in his dreams. Also, he has many different and fantastic imaginations. Also, the raindrops falling on the rooftops create many different dreams in his mind. For example, he recalls many memories from the past that come back to his mind in the form of dreams. Therefore, he hears the patter of the rain on the roof, he has many new dreams in his mind. And his memories of the past return in the form of dreams.

In the last stanza, the poet introduces his mother

and says that he is dreaming of his mother. As in the previous stanza that the rain brings back memories of the past. These were the memory of his mother who has left the poet alone in this world and she is no longer alive . Long ago, his mother loved him very much and considered him a beloved child. Besides, it would let him sleep until dawn and have sweet dreams. As he listens to the song made by the raindrops that fall on the roof of his room, he feels that his mother is watching him. In addition, the sound of the rain makes him correlate his past with his present. That is why he was so moved by the sound of raindrops on the tiles in his room. Every time you hear this sound, it brings back memories of the past as  he remembers his mother.

Rhyme scheme of this Poem: abcbdefe

Literary devices that is used in this poem

Verse 1

1.   Alliteration: Alliteration  is the repetition of the beginning sounds of neighboring words

 "Humid Hover": the "h" sound is repeated.

'Starry spheres' - 's' sound is repeated.

"Press the pillow" - The sound "p" is repeated.

"Lying while listening": the sound "l" is repeated.

2. Onomatopoeia: the use of sound words to create a dramatic effect and auditory images.

"Patter" is the use of a sound word. It is the sound made by raindrops falling on the roof.

3- Personification: Treating a non-living being as a living being.

the darkness has personified when it says that it is sad.

4- Transferred epithet: The use of an adjective with a noun when referring to another noun.

In "melancholic darkness", the darkness is not melancholy, but refers to sad people.

Verse 2

1.   Alliteration: Alliteration  is the repetition of the beginning sounds of neighboring words

"Busy being" - the "b" sound is repeated

"Her thread" - "the" sound is repeated

"Rain roof" - the sound "r" is repeated

2- Onomatopoeia: the use of sound words to create dramatic effect and auditory images.

"Clink", "patter": sounds produced by raindrops

3-. Personification: Treating a non-living being as a living being.

the memory is personified when it says that they weave dreams.

iv. Transferred epithet: The use of an adjective with a noun when referring to another noun.

"Dream fantasies": does not mean that the fantasies are dreamlike, but rather refers to people who have dreams.

Verse 3

1.   Alliteration: Alliteration  is the repetition of the beginning sounds of neighboring words

"I remember my mother" - the "m" sound is repeated

"Darling dreamers": the "d" sound is repeated

2- Onomatopoeia: The use of sound words to create a dramatic effect and auditory imagery.

‘patter’ – sound of raindrops falling on the shingles of the roof.