1. What are the things the wind does in the first stanza ?
Ans :
In the first
stanza the wind
breaks the doors
of the windows.
It scatters the
papers and throws
down the books
that are kept
on the shelf. It
also tears the
pages of the
books it brings
rain with it.
2. Have you seen anybody window grain at home or in your language for winnowing ? what do people use for winnowing ?(give the words in your language if you know them )
Ans :
Yes, I have seen
lots of people
winnowing grains at home and
even in the
field. Separator is
used for winnowing . In our
language winnowing is
“jara” people use “ kula” for the
purpose.
3. What does the poet say the wind god windows ?
Ans : According to
the poet the
wind god winnows
houses, doors, rafters, wood,
bodies , lives and
hearts.
4. What should we do to make friends with the wind ?
Ans: According to
the poet we
should practise to
make our body
firm and heart
strong. By making
everything we have
strong we can
make friends with
the wind.
5. What do the last four lines of the poem mean to you ?
Ans : The
last four lines
of the poem
mean that the
wind likes and
favours the strong
but dislikes and
troubles the weak.
It makes the
strong even stronger.
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 ?
Ans : The poet
speaks to the
wind with humour.
The wind has
been seen causing
trouble to the
weak.
Yes, my response
is positive and like
that of the
poet’s . I am
in favour of
making my self
strong enough so
that the wind
can do me
no harm, rather
it should help
me to
grow even more.
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