Poem-2 Wind, 9th-Eng

 
*2. Wind (Subramania Bharati)*
 
Very Short Type Q-Ans.
 
*1. Who is the poet of this poem?*
Ans. Subramania Bharati
 
*2. When does the wind cause a lot of destruction?*
Ans. When it blows strongly
 
*3. What does ‘crumbling hearts’ refer to?*
Ans. To weak persons
 
*4. Who does the wind make fun of?*
Ans. The weak people
 
*5. What does the poet ask the wind to do?*
Ans. To blow softly
 
*6. What did the wind tear?*
Ans. The pages of the books

 *7. What does the wind do when it blows strongly?*

Ans. It breaks the shutters of the windows, scatters the papers and throws down the books on the shelf

 
*8. What did the wind bring?*
Ans. Rain
 
*9. What does the wind make fun at?*
Ans. Fun at all weaklings
 
*10. How should we build homes?*
Ans. Strong homes
 
*11. Can we control the wind?*
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.