CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

Detailed explanation-1: -The poet’s mother is the single major memory that comes to his mind. ‘Darling dreamers’ are those ‘kids’ who remember their mothers like the poet.

Detailed explanation-2: -The single major memory that comes to the poet is that of his mother and her fond look. The “darling dreamers” are the poet and his siblings in their childhood when they were lovingly put to sleep by their mother.

Detailed explanation-3: -3 What is the single major memory that comes to the poet? Who are the ‘darling dreamers’ he refers to? Ans.: The single major memory that comes to the poet’s mind is the memory of his mother. The ‘darling dreamers’ refers to are all lovely dreamers who remember their mothers in the same way as the poet does.

Detailed explanation-4: -Answer: The poet remembers his mother who use to put him to bed every night and then used to look at him lovingly while he slept. He also remembers his angelic sister who died early.

Detailed explanation-5: -1) The thoughts and the memories of his mother flashed through the poet’s mind when it used to rain. 2) The poet remembered the way his mother tucked him to bed. He thought about the tenderness and love that she showed to him. Also, she used to tell him stories and made him sleep with her love and care.