Question

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:

The Wind

Explanation:

a.How does the wind poke fun at the weak?

Ans: The wind god winnows and crushes them all.

b.Identify the weaklings.

Ans: The weaklings are crumbling houses, crumbling doors, crumbling rafters, Crumbling wood, crumbling bodies, crumbling lives,

Crumbling hearts.

c.What “divine” form does the wind assume and why?

Ans:The wind takes form of a wind god and crushes whatever comes in its way.

d.Identify the poetic devices used in the poem

Ans:The poet has used similie.Its comparing the wind to god or any other powerful person who crushes the poor and weak.