Poem : Chapter 2 Wind English (Language & Literature) - Poem : Chapter 2 Wind

Can wind ever be friends with us ?

What are the figures of speech in the poem ‘Wind’?

Is wind regarded as a symbol of destruction in the poem? Explain.

Describe the central idea of the poem.

Why and how does the wind blow out weak fires? Who roar and flourish?

Do this, and the wind will be friends with us.
The wind blows out weak fires.
He makes strong fires roar and flourish.
His friendship is good.
We praise him every day.

(i) What is the speaker's attitude towards the wind?
(A) Fearful and apprehensive.
(B) Hostile and resentful.
(C) Respectful and reverent.
(D) Indifferent and apathetic.

(ii) What does the wind do to the weak fires?

(iii) How does it treat the strong fires?

(iv) "We praise him ________"

He won’t do what you tell him.
So, come, let’s build strong homes,
Let’s joint the doors firmly.
Practise to firm the body.
Make the heart steadfast.

(i) What does the speaker propose as a solution to the wind god's behavior?
(A) To persuade the wind god to change his ways.
(B) To build strong homes and secure doors.
(C) To flee from the wind god's influence.
(D) To pray for protection from the wind god.

(ii)  What advice does the poet give?

(iii)  Pick out the word from the stanza that means the same as ‘tightly’.

(iv) "So, come, let’s build ________"

You’re very clever at poking fun at weaklings.
Frail crumbling houses, crumbling doors, crumbling rafters,
crumbling wood, crumbling bodies, crumbling lives,
crumbling hearts —
the wind god winnows and crushes them all.

(i) What does the speaker suggest about the wind god's actions?
(A) The wind god strengthens weaklings.
(B) The wind god protects frail things.
(C) The wind god destroys and crushes.
(D) The wind god creates new life.

(ii) Why does the poet call the wind clever?

(iii)  Which word in the stanza stands for ‘weak’?

(iv) "You’re very clever at poking fun at ________."

Wind, come softly.
Don’t break the shutters of the windows.
Don’t scatter the papers.
Don’t throw down the books on the shelf.
There, look what you did—you threw them all down.
You tore the pages of the books.
You brought rain again.

(i) What is the speaker's primary request to the wind?
(A) To blow softly and gently.
(B) To break the shutters of the windows.
(C) To scatter the papers and books. "
(D) To bring rain again.

(ii) What are the things the poet wants the wind not to do?

(iii) Pick out the word from the stanza that means the same as ‘gently’.

(iv) "Wind, come ________."

Frail crumbling houses, crumbling doors,
crumbling rafters, crumbling wood, crumbling
bodies, crumbling lives, crumbling hearts — the
wind god winnows and crushes them all.

(i) The wind god winnows __________.
(A) anything that is big and strong
(B) anything that is weak and crumbling
(C) anything that is in the world
(D) anything that is not natural

(ii) How does the wind behave with the non-living object?

(iii) Why do people winnow the grain?
(A) to clean the dust
(B) to remove straws
(C) to take out chaff
(D) All of these

(iv) "Frail crumbling houses, crumbling doors, crumbling rafters, crumbling wood, crumbling bodies, crumbling lives, crumbling hearts - the wind god _________ and crushes them all."