Poem : Chapter 2 Wind English - Poem : Chapter 2 Wind

Who broke the doors of the window?

What is winnowing called?

Who are affected by the wind?

Wht does the word prosper mean in the poem?

What is the moral of this poem?

The wind blows out weak fires.
He makes strong fires roar and flourish.
His friendship is good.
We praise him every day
(i) What does the wind do to weak and strong fires?
(ii) Why does the poet say, “His friendship is good”?

So, come, let’s build strong homes,
Let’s joint the doors firmly.
Practise to firm the body.
Make the heart steadfast.
Do this, and the wind will be friends with us. 
(i) What does the poet say will happen if we become strong?
(ii) How can we prepare ourselves to befriend the wind, according to the poet?

Frail crumbling houses, crumbling doors, crumbling rafters,
crumbling wood, crumbling bodies, crumbling lives,
crumbling hearts —
the wind god winnows and crushes them all.
He won’t do what you tell him.
(i) What does the wind god do to weak and fragile things?
(ii) What is meant by the phrase "the wind god winnows and crushes them all"?

There, look what you did — you threw them all down.
You tore the pages of the books.
You brought rain again.
You’re very clever at poking fun at weaklings
(i) What damage did the wind cause, according to the speaker?
(ii) Why does the speaker accuse the wind of poking fun at weaklings?

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
(i) Who is the speaker addressing in this stanza, and how does he want it to behave?
(ii) What are the things the wind is asked not to disturb?

‘Practise to firm the body. Make the heart steadfast’. Explain.

‘He makes strong fires roar and flourish’. Explain.

Explain the poet’s attitude towards the wind.

‘Wind comes softly’. Why does the poet want wind to come softly?

‘He won’t do what you tell him’. Who is ‘he’? Why does he not obey him?

What advice does the poet offer the people in the poem, ‘Wind’?

Wind poses a lot of challenges in the life of the poet and the common man. What are these challenges?

What is the hidden or symbolic message of the poem ‘Wind’?

According to the poet, what are the things which are destroyed by the wind?

‘Make the heart steadfast’. Explain.