Hi Everyone!! This article will share Wind By Subramania Bharati Questions & Answers.
This poem is written by Subramania Bharati. In my previous posts, I have shared the questions and answers of Song Poem, David Visits His Aunt and The Lake Isle of Innisfree so, you can check these posts as well.
Wind By Subramania Bharati Questions & Answers
Question 1: Read these lines and answer the questions.
1. You’re very clever at poking fun at weaklings.
(a) Who are the weaklings?
Answer: The weaklings are things and people that are not strong enough to withstand the action of the wind – crumbling houses with weak doors, weak rafters and wood, as well as feeble bodies, lives and hearts.
(b) How does the wind make fun of the weak?
Answer: The wind makes fun of the weak by destroying them.
2. He won’t do what you tell him.
(a) Who does ‘He’ refer to?
Answer: ‘He’ refers to the wind.
(b) What does the poet suggest we do to resist his actions?
Answer: The poet suggests that we become strong to resist the wind’s actions. He suggests we stand together, build strong homes, join our doors firmly and become stronger in body and mind.
Question 2: List three things that the poet asks the wind not to do.
Answer: The poet asks the wind not to break the shutters of windows, not to scatter the papers and not to throw down the books down on the shelf.
Question 3: The poet does not seem pleased with the wind. Why?
Answer: The poet requests the wind to blow gently. But the wind does not listen to him and turns violent and destructive. So, the poet does not seem pleased with the wind.
Question 4: What does the wind do to weak fires and strong fires?
Answer: The wind blows out weak fires but it cannot behave so with strong fires. When a fire is strong, the wind, in fact, makes it even stronger.
Question 5: What do you think the wind symbolizes in the poem? What message is the poet trying to convey?
Answer: In the poem, the wind symbolizes adversities faced by us in life. The poet is reminding us that challenges and adversities are an integral part of life. We cannot escape them even if we wish to. So, the only choice we have is to make ourselves stronger in body and mind so that we may be able to face the challenges with courage and overcome them.
Question 6: Give two examples of personification from the poem.
Answer: Two examples of personification from the poem are:
- the wind god winnows and crushes them all.
- His friendship is good
So, these were the Questions & Answers.