Wind Poem Class 9 NCERT Solutions
Here are the answers to the questions from Wind Poem Class 9 NCERT Solutions in the Beehive textbook.
Thinking About the Poem
1. What are the things the wind does in the first stanza?
In the first stanza, the wind breaks the shutters of the windows, scatters the papers, throws down the books from the shelf, tears the pages of the books, and brings rain.
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?
Yes, I have seen people winnowing grain at home. In Hindi, the word for winnowing is “pachhorna.” People use a winnowing basket called “soop” for this purpose.
3. What does the poet say the wind god winnows?
The poet says that the wind god winnows and crushes weak structures like houses, doors, rafters, wood, as well as weak bodies, lives, and hearts.
4. What should we do to make friends with the wind?
To make friends with the wind, we should build strong homes, fix the doors firmly, and make our bodies and hearts strong and steadfast.
5. What do the last four lines of the poem mean to you?
The last four lines suggest that the wind blows out weak fires but makes strong fires roar and flourish. This implies that the wind, symbolizing challenges, destroys the weak but strengthens the strong.
6. How does the poet speak to the wind — in anger or with humour? You must also have seen or heard of the wind “crumbling lives.” What is your response to this? Is it like the poet’s?
The poet speaks to the wind with a mix of anger and humour. He acknowledges the destructive power of the wind but also suggests that we can prepare ourselves to withstand it. I agree with the poet’s view that we should strengthen ourselves to face challenges.