CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

CLASS 9

WIND

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Find a word from the poem for “thrown in different directions"
A
scatter
B
thrown
C
blown
D
none
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Scattered means to be thrown in different directions.

Detailed explanation-2: -Moreover, the poet says that we should make our hearts and bodies stronger to face these challenges. And when we are strong enough to face challenges then we will not feel troublesome. He keeps the wind on a pedestal and comparing it to god. The poet says that wind is a god and we praise it daily.

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer: flourish. c) The word from the ‘extract’ that means ‘prosper’ is ‘flourish’. As the poet personifies a strong wind to that of the mind of mentally strong people, he says like how strong wind will increase a strong fire, strong people will also become stronger and flourish or prosper in their life.

Detailed explanation-4: -winnows: to broke grain free of chaff, separate grain from husk by blowing on it. The poet is addressing to wind as ‘wind god’, and he is saying that the powerful god of wind winnows, that means he sifts all the people and those people who are weak fall down and get crushed.

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