*2. Wind (Subramania Bharati)*
Ans. Subramania Bharati
Ans. When it blows strongly
Ans. To weak persons
Ans. The weak people
Ans. To blow softly
Ans. The pages of the books
Ans. Rain
Ans. Fun at all weaklings
Ans. Strong homes
Ans. No
2. Wind
1. What are the things the wind does in the first stanza?
Ans. In the first stanza, the wind breaks the shutters of the windows, scatters the papers, throws down the books from the shelf, tears the pages of books.
2. What should we do to make friends with the wind?
Ans. The poet asks us to make friends with the wind by building strong homes, joining the doors firmly. We should practice enough to make our bodies and hearts stronger.
3. What does the poet say the wind god winnows?
Ans. The poet says that the wind god winnows the weak crumbling houses, doors, rafters, wood, bodies, lives and hearts. He crushes them all.
4. Give in brief the central idea of the poem, ‘Wind’.
Ans. The central idea of the poem Wind is that problems are part of life. Those who face them boldly succeed in life. And those who are weak and don't have courage, fail in life. So we should always be ready to face problems.