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Sum up the main ideas of the authors Monsoon Diary in about 100 words.

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The writer was in Mussoorie, a hill station in U.P. The first day of monsoon brought mist. The birds got silent and the hills became invisible. On June 25, came the early monsoon rain. He described the hill station as "A paradise that might have been" to a school boy. With the onset of the monsoon, one could see leopards and leeches and the colourful minivet birds. There was no dearth of insects for the birds to eat. On August 2, it rained heavily and non-stop. The roof began to leak. The rain stopped on August 3. The sunlight fell on the hills and the song birds began to sing. On August 12, there was heavy downpour and mist for more than a week. Everything was damp. Meanwhile, wild flowers began to appear. August 31 saw the greenery at its peak. Snakes and rodents came out of their flooded holes and hid in roofs or godowns. Winter rain, hailstones and snow came on October 3. The author couldn’t go outside and he felt very lonely in his room. Late March saw the end of winter. He received a cheque in the mail.

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How has the author described the winter rains in the hills Answer in 80 to 100 words

How has the author described the winter rains in the hills Answer in 80 to 100 words - English - Reading Comprehension

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How has the author described the winter rains in the hills? Answer in 80 to 100 words

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Nitika Sahdev answered this

Dear student,

There is no reference to a text, presuming it is from Ruskin Bond's 'A short monsoon diary'.

The author described the melancholy, frightening aspect of winter rain in a poem. He said that he sat alone after his friend’s visit was over. The silence was all-encompassing. He felt lonely in the house surrounded by mist and continuous rain. The rain drops fell on flowers, lemons, roofs and window panes. Even the trees had lost their lush, green appearance and shed their leaves. Their grey, lonely presence was scary.

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Explanation of entries - January 26, March 23 lesson. Theoretical materials and tasks in English Language CBSE, Class 8.

7. Explanation of entries - January 26, March 23

Winter Rains in the Hills

In the hushed silence of the house

when I am quite alone, and my

friend, who was here

has gone, it is very lonely, very quiet,

as I sit in a liquid silence, a silence

within,

surrounded by the rhythm of rain,

the steady drift

of water on leaves, on lemons, on roof,

drumming on drenched dahlias and

window panes,

while the mist holds the house in a

dark caress.

As I pause near a window, the rain stops.

And starts again.

And the trees, no longer green but grey,

menace me with their loneliness.

Late March. End of winter.

The blackest cloud I’ve ever seen squatted over Mussoorie, and then it hailed marbles for half an hour. Nothing like a hailstorm to clear the sky. Even as I write, I see a rainbow forming.

In January, the hills receive winter rains. The author talked about the

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th of January when he was alone in his house. A friend who was with him a while ago had also left. He mentions how he felt very lonely and quiet as he sat in complete silence, experiencing the silence within. He was surrounded by the rhythm of the rain, the slow and gentle movement of water on leaves, lemons and roof as it drummed on already wet dahlias and window panes. The mist covered the house gently in its darkness.

As the author stood still near the window, the rain stopped and showered again. He mentions that the trees were now grey and no longer green, threatening him with their loneliness.

Phrases used in the poem like "dark caress" and "menacing grey leaves" tell us that the rain has altered its great tone to a grave one. The poem reinforces the sense of melancholy and loneliness that the author seems to suffer. Perhaps, the feeling of the author lies at the heart of any art form and its creation.

Next, he writes about late March that marked the end of winter season. He recorded having seen the blackest and darkest cloud resting over Mussoorie. It poured hail that looked like marbles for about thirty minutes. He reveals how there was nothing like a hailstorm that clears the sky. Bond could see a rainbow forming as he wrote, signifying that there is hope and joy yet in the lap of nature.

Rainbow in a clear sky

drenched wet thoroughly

menace something that threatens to cause evil, harm, injury, etc.; a threat

hushed (of a place) very quiet and still

caress touching or holding lovingly

Reference:

National Council of Educational Research and Training (2006). Honeydew. A Short Monsoon Diary (pp. 109-117). Published at the Publication Division by the Secretary, National Council of Educational Research and Training, Sri Aurobindo Marg, New Delhi.

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