Question

Read the poem and answer the following questions -

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.
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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.

Frail crumbling houses, crumbling doors, crumbling rafters,
crumbling wood, crumbling bodies, crumbling lives,
crumbling hearts —

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The wind god winnows and crushes them all.

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.

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.

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1 .What are the things the wind does in the first stanza?

2 .What does the poet say the wind god winnows?


3. What should we do to make friends with the wind?


4. What do the last four lines of the poem mean to you?


5. How does the poet speak to the wind — in anger or with humour? You must
also have seen or heard of the wind “crumbling lives”. What is your response
to this? Is it like the poet’s?

Note : Try to answer on your own . Don't copy . ​

Answer 1

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Read the poem and answer the following questions -

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.

You’re very clever at poking fun at weaklings.

Frail crumbling houses, crumbling doors, crumbling rafters, crumbling wood, crumbling bodies, crumbling lives, crumbling hearts -

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The wind god winnows and crushes them all.

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.

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.

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Question 1st What are the things the wind does in the first stanza?

Answer 1st

#Stanza

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.

#Solution

According to the first stanza, the wind came softly, it broke the shutter of the windows, it scattered the paper, also it throw down the book's from the shelf.

Question 2nd What does the poet say the wind god winnows?

Answer 2nd The wind god winnow crushes the crumbling houses, doors, wood, rafters, bodies, lives and the heart!

Question 3rd What should we do to make friends with the wind?

Answer 3rd We should have to make strong home's, we have to join the doors firmly, we have to practice to firm the body, we have to make heart steadfast. That's all is sufficient to make wind our friend.

Question 5th What do the last four lines of the poem mean to you?

Answer 4th

#Lines

The wind blows out weak fires.

He makes strong fires roar and flourish.

His friendship is good.

We praise him every day.

#Solution

The last four lines mean to me that we our tàrget is strong then nóone is able to óbstacle us. And if our target is nót strong then añyone can obstalàcle us like the wind in the poem.

Question 5th How does the poet speak to the wind -in anger or with humour? You must also have seen or heard of the wind “crumbling lives”. What is your response to this? Is it like the poet’s?

Answer 5th The poet spoke to the wind with húmour excépt of añger. Yes, we must also have seén or heard of the wind “crúmbling livés”. As poet's said that àttack on me as I am ready to défence myself. And I thóught that poét is saying córrect, his résponse is pértinent.

Answer 2

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The wind breaks the doors of the window,

scatters the papers and throws down the books on the shelf. It also tears the pages of the books and brings rain

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The wind god winnows all the things available at home.

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The poet suggests that we should build strong houses and fix the doors firmly to make friends with the wind. Moreover, we should be strong enough to face the difficulties in life.

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The last four lines convey the message that those who are not determined and lack confidence face defeat. And those who set their targets and make sincere efforts are not disturbed by any obstacle

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The poet speaks to the wind with humour. I opine that the poet’s behaviour is pertinent and I have also seen the wind devastating the property mercilessly. The poet invites the wind to attack him and intends to prepare himself for the attack.

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