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The Little Girl
Question
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What does the poet like to do when it rains?

Answer

When it rains, the poet feels delighted to lie with his head pressed against the pillow of his cottage chamber bed and listen to the patter of the soft rain. 

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Some More Questions From The Little Girl Chapter

In what ways did Kezia’s grandmother encourage her to get to know her
father better?

Kezia’s efforts to please her father resulted in displeasing him very much.
How did this happen?

Kezia decides that there are “different kinds of fathers”. What kind of father
was Mr Macdonald, and how was he different from Kezia’s father?

What do the following phrases mean to you? Discuss in class.
(i) humid shadows
(ii) starry spheres
(iii) what a bliss
(iv) a thousand dreamy fancies into busy being start
(v) a thousand recollections weave their air-threads into woof

What does the poet like to do when it rains?

What is the single major memory that comes to the poet? Who are the “darling dreamers” he refers to?

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

When you were a young child, did your mother tuck you in, as the poet’s did? 

Do you like rain? What do you do when it rains steadily or heavily as described in the poem?

Does everybody have a cosy bed to lie in when it rains? Look around you and describe how different kinds of people or animals spend time, seek shelter etc. during rain.