Question

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.


(a) In the above lines the poet is talking to the ……………
(b) The two powerful and destructive activities of the wind

are...............

(c) The poet wants the wind to be always active and loud.

(True/False)

(d) …………. in the above lines is the opposite of ‘gather​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Answer:-

1. In the above lines the poet is talking to the wind.
2. The two powerful and destructive activities of the wind are breaking the shutters of windows and throw down the books on the shelf.
3. The poet wants the wind to be always active and loud. [Refute/False]
4. Scatter in the above lines is the opposite of ‘gather'.

Let's Summarise :-

• The wind is very hoarse and strong.
• The poet requests the wind to be soft and not break the shutters and throw the books.
• Wind is also known to destroy livelihoods. Hence at last, the poet tells the people to brave the winds, make strong houses and mindsets to overcome the fear.

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