1. 1. What are the things the wind does in the first stanza?
Ans: The wind (i) damages the shutters of the windows, (ii) disperses the papers, and (iii) disposes of the books kept on the shelf. It plucks the pages of the books.
2. Have you seen anybody winnow grain at home or in a paddy field? What is the word in your language for winnowing? What do people use for winnowing? (Give the word in your language, if you know them.)
Ans: India is a country of farmers. Indian farmers used natural wind for winnowing. People winnow grain at home or in a paddy field with the help of natural wind. This is called OSAUNI in my language.
3. What does the poet say the wing god winnows?
Ans: The wind god winnows the following.
(i) Homes, (ii) Doors, (iii) Wood, (iii) Rafters, (iv) bodies, (v) Lives and hearts.
4. What should we do to make friends with the wind?
Ans: We can make friends with the wind by joining the doors firmly, by practicing to firm the body, and by making the heart steadfast.
5. What do the last four lines of the poem mean to you?
Ans: The last four lines indicate that the wind creates troubles for the weak things and the weak people. If things and the people are strong enough, wind cannot make any harm. So we have to be brave and strong to face the power of the wind.
6. How does the poet speak to the wind - in anger or with humor? You must also have seen or heard of the wind "crumbling lives". What is your response to this? Is it like the poets?
Ans: The poet is well prepared to face the wind. That is why he has suggested some measures. The poet speaks to the wind in a humorous way. The poet wants to say that the wind harms only those things which are weak and those people who are not strong. It means it is quite clear that the poet has a challenging attitude towards the wind.
II. The poem you have just read is originally in Tamil. Do you know any such poem in your language?
Ans: Yes I know a poem which is in Hindi. HAWA HUN HAWA MAI BASANTI HAWA HUN.
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