CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

Detailed explanation-1: -Written by Subramania Bharati, the poem ‘Wind’ is a symbolic poem.

Detailed explanation-2: -Bharati’s best-known works included Kaṇṇan pāṭṭu (1917; Songs to Krishna), Panchali sapatham (1912; Panchali’s Vow), and Kuyil pāṭṭu (1912; Kuyil’s Song). Many of his English works were collected in Agni and Other Poems and Translations and Essays and Other Prose Fragments (1937).

Detailed explanation-3: -Subramania Bharati, one of the greatest Tamil poets wrote ‘Wind’ in Tamil, and A. K. Ramanujan, a renowned Indian poet in English, translated it. The poem is written in simple verse, and it expresses the poet’s desire to befriend the wind. The poem describes the destructive power of the natural force.

Detailed explanation-4: -The poem describes the power of the wind on nature and human life. It focuses on the violent aspect of the wind that causes heavy destruction. The poet tells us that the wind makes fun of the weak people and things, but favors the strong. He, therefore, suggests the reader be strong, both physically and mentally.