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Thinking about the Poem

Is the poet now a child? Is his mother still alive?

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No, the poet is not a child now. He is a grown up man. He remembers her when he is inside his cosy cottage and enjoy the pattern of rain on the roof.

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अध्याय 3.2: Rain on the roof (poem) - Thinking about the Poem [पृष्ठ ४२]

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अध्याय 3.2 Rain on the roof (poem)
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