Question

lesson the wind 8 cbse
Read the stanzas given below and answer the questions that follow: 1.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 a.How does the wind poke fun at the weak? b.Identify the weaklings. c.What “divine” form does the wind assume and why? d.Identify the poetic devices used in the poem​

Answer 1

Answer:

1 -How does the wind poke fun at the weak?

The wind pokes fun at the weaklings by crumbles everything and destroying them like the houses and the lives.  

2 - .Identify the weaklings.  

The weaklings refer to those who do not have strength or power like the house, people and their hearts.  

3 - What “divine” form does the wind assume and why?  

The “divine” form given to the wind is that of the Wind God. The divine form is given to the wind so that nature can  separate the weak from the strong.  

4 - .Identify the poetic devices used in the poem

1- Repetition – the word “crumbling” has been repeated several times to emphasize on the fact that the wind is very powerful and everything is destroyed by the wind.  

2 – Personification – the wind has been personified as the poet addresses the wind as he would a person when he says “You’re very clever”

3 – Alliteration – There is one example of alliteration in the above lines. They are: wind god – winnows – The letter “w” has been repeated in a single line.  

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