CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

CLASS 9

WIND

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who is the author of the poem ‘Wind’?
A
Mahatma Gandhi
B
Subramania Bharathi
C
Deborah cowley
D
Isaac Asimov
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Written by Subramania Bharati, the poem ‘Wind’ is a symbolic poem.

Detailed explanation-3: -The wind blows out the weak fires but makes the strong fires roar and flourish. Thus, the poem conveys the idea that nobody cares for the weak. Even the wind is on the side of the strong people. We must make ourselves strong to become successful and overcome the challenges in life.

Detailed explanation-4: -The poem Wind by Subramania Bharati does not have a rhyme scheme. It is written in Blank Verse.

Detailed explanation-5: -The theme of this poem is that even when you face a lot of hardships and obstacles in life, you should never give up, instead you should befriend those obstacles. Just like the poet, who tries to befriend his hardship, the wind so that it may help him instead of harming him.

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