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The poem "Rain on the Roof' written by the poet Coates Kinney, is about a rainy night experience. As the poet lies in his bed, hearing the patter of the raindrops upon the roof of his house, he is reminded of fond memories of his mother.

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When the sky is full of moisture laden clouds, they hover in the sky which is full of stars [starry spheres]

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The sad darkness of the night is released in the form of raindrops which appear as tears falling from the sky.The dark sky sheds its sadness in the form of raindrops .

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The poet now lies in his bed (cottage-chamber) peacefully listening to the sound of the pattering of raindrops on the roof. He considers it as a blessing and is in a state of eternal happiness.

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RHYME SCHEME: ABCBDEFE
Stanza 1:
ALLITERATIONS-humid hover( line 1), starry spheres(line 2),press pillow(line 5), lie listening (line 7)
METAPHOR: humid shadows (line 1)
ONOMATOPOEIA: Patter (line 7)
PERSONIFICATION: Melancholy darkness gently weeps(line 3 and 4)
TRANSFERRED EPITHET: melancholy darkness(line 3)

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Every tinkle of a raindrop on the shingles (tiles) has an echo in the heart of the poet.The sound repeats in his heart.

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He has many different imaginations.He becomes so involved in the numerous desires or ideas in his mind.The imaginary threads of past  memories create a new story in poet's mind as he listens to the patter of the rain.

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Stanza 2:
ALLITERATIONS: busy being(line 4), their thread(line 6), rain roof (line 8), weave woof (line 6)
ONOMATOPOEIA: tinkle (line 1), patter (line 7)
PERSONIFICATION: thousand recollections weave their air-threads(line 5 and 6)
TRANSFERRED EPITHET: dreamy fancies (line 3)

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The poet dreams of his loving mother.The rain brings memories of his mother from the past.She loved him a lot and called him a 'darling' affectionately. She left the poet and his siblings till the morning and let them have wonderful dreams.

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As the poet listens to the repeating sounds of the raindrops(refrain) on the tiles of the roof, the poet feels that his mother is looking at him. Whenever the poet listens to the rain, he is reminded of his mother.

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Stanza 3:
ALLITERATIONS: memory my mother ( line 1), Darling dreamers (line 3), feel fond (line 5)
ONOMATOPOEIA: patter (line 8)