CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

Detailed explanation-1: -agone: ago. EXPLANATION. Here, the poet introduces his mother. He says that he is dreaming of his mother. As he had told in the previous stanza that rain brings memories of the past – it is the memory of his mother who is no longer alive.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer: As the raindrops brought memories of the past, the poet recollected all such memories which considered her a loving mother . The poet said that his mother used to love him a lot, used to consider him a darling and would let him sleep till day break.

Detailed explanation-3: -Stanza 3. 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.

Detailed explanation-4: -Who are the “Darling Dreamers” He Refers To? Ans: The poet’s single most vivid recollection is of his mother and her loving expression. The “darling dreamers” are the poet and his siblings as children when their mother gently puts them to sleep.