Poem - The Wind - Comprehension
CBSE Class 9 - English Literature
Introduction:
The poet Subramania Bharati advises us to be strong in mind as well as body. The wind symbolises the difficulties and challenges that we face in our life. The poet suggests that we should face them boldly, and stay firm in difficult situations.
Comprehension Stanzas
1. 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.
Questions:
a) Name the poem and the poet.
b) What did the wind do with the windows?
c) Why did the books on the shelf fall down?
d) Write the opposite of 'gather' from the above lines.
e) Which poetic device has been used in these lines?