(i) Why has the writer used the word, ‘springing’ ?

Question

‘Although tin roofs are given to springing unaccountable leaks, there is a feeling of being untouched by, and yet in touch with, the rain.’

(i) Why has the writer used the word, ‘springing’ ?

(ii) How is the writer untouched by the rain?

(iii) How is the writer in touch with the rain at the same time?

Answer 1

i. The word ‘springing’ means ‘to develop suddenly’. The writer says that tin roofs, are prone to developing unexpected leaks.

ii. The writer was physically untouched by the rain as the tin roof stopped the rain from leaking in.

iii. The writer is in touch with the rain at the same time because he can feel the rain by listening to its drumming sound on the corrugated tin roof.