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.
a. Who is the poet addressing in the above lines?
b. How does the poet want the wind to blow?
c. What has the wind done to the books?
d. Name the poetic device used in the above lines.
Answer:
Apostrophe: Wind, come softly.
Anaphora: Don’t break
the shutters of the windows.

Don’t scatter the papers.
Don’t throw down the books on the shelf.
e. Why does the poet ask wind to blow softly?






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Answer 1

Answer:

Who is the poet addressing in the above lines?

The poet addressing in the above lines is Mahakavi Barathiyar.

How does the poet want the wind to blow?

The poet want the wind to blow softly