Wind (Poem) Class 9 English [Beehive] NCERT Solution

 Poem : Wind

Thinking about the Poem

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

Answer :

The wind breaks the shutters of the windows. It scatters the papers here and there. It throws down the books down the shelf. It tears the pages of the books.

2. Have you seen anybody winnow grain
    at home or in a paddy field ? What is the
    word in your language for winnowing ?
    What do people use for winnowing ?
    (Give the words in your language,
      if you know them.)

Answer :

Yes, I have seen people winnowing. We use ‘separate’ for winnowing. In our language, it is ‘बरसाना’ People use stands, fans and the grain mixed with chaff for winnowing. When the fans blow air, the grain and chaff get separated. This process is called ‘winnowing’.

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

Answer :

The wind god winnows homes, doors, rafters, wood, bodies, lives and hearts.

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

Answer :

We should build strong homes and join the doors firmly. We should firm the body and make the heart strong. By doing so we shall make friends with the wind.

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

Answer :

The last four lines mean that the wind troubles weak people. But he gives strength to those who are strong. So we should be strong in every way.

6. 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 :

The poet speaks to the wind with humour. I have seen and heard the wind troubling lives. My response is like that of the poet. The poet indirectly challenges the wind to trouble him. It means he is not weaker than the wind.

II. The poem you have just read is originally in Tamil. Do you know any such poems in your language ?

Answer :

 I do not know any such poems in Hindi. But in English there is such a poem. It is, ‘Ode To The West Wind’ by P.B. Shelley. It describes the power of the West Wind.

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