Question

When the humid shadows hover Over all the starry spheres And the melancholy darkness Gently weeps in rainy tears,
What bliss to press the pillow Of a cottage-chamber bed And lie listening to the patter Of the soft rain overhead!

Questions :

1. What are the humid shadows?

2. What do they do?

3. Why does the poet call darkness melancholy?

Answer 1

1. The humid shadows are the dark clouds.

2. They hide the stars and pour with rain.

3. The poet calls darkness melancholy because it makes him sad.