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Class 9 English Poem 2 – Wind – All Textual Solutions | ASSEB Assam (English Medium)

Class 9 English Poem 2 – Wind Complete Textual Question Answers and Solutions (ASSEB / SEBA Assam – English Medium)

The second poem of the Class 9 English (Beehive) syllabus, ‘Wind’, originally written by the great Tamil poet Subramania Bharati and translated into English by A.K. Ramanujan, is a powerful and inspiring piece. Based on the latest guidelines of the new ASSEB (Assam State School Education Board) syllabus and the New Education Policy (NEP), comprehensive textual question answers for this poem have been carefully prepared. This special compilation includes very short answer type questions (VSA), short questions, Reference to Context (RTC) explanations, and thorough vocabulary solutions. At Ospin Academy, these solutions are made available in a simple, accurate, and completely exam-oriented format.

‘Wind’ beautifully describes the destructive power of the wind and relates it to the adversities and hardships of human life. The poet teaches us a valuable lesson: just as the wind blows out weak fires but makes strong fires roar, life’s challenges break the weak but make the strong even stronger. For students preparing for their exams, understanding the poetic devices, the central theme of courage and resilience, and the metaphorical meaning of the wind is highly essential. In our textual solutions, we have covered not only the textbook exercise questions but also additional important question-answers that may appear in the board exams, ensuring students can prepare thoroughly.

What you will learn and get from this textual solution:

• Detailed summary, central idea, and stanza-wise explanation of the poem ‘Wind’.
• Perfect answers for word meanings, 1-mark very short questions (VSA objective type), and 2-3 mark short questions.
• Standard solutions for Reference to Context (RTC) and critical appreciation questions.
• Proper knowledge of poetic devices like personification, metaphor, and repetition used in the poem.
• Solutions for extra important questions as well as the latest pattern MCQ questions according to the new syllabus.

Special benefits of these Ospin Academy Question-Answers:

• Complete textual solutions prepared strictly on the basis of the latest ASSEB new syllabus.
• 100% accurate and high-quality notes written in simple English so that students can easily understand and memorize (Class 9 English Notes).
• Specially curated simple answers for quick revision before the final exams.
• A special collection of additional important questions from ‘Wind’ that frequently appear in exams.

Keeping the educational upliftment of students in mind, Ospin Academy presents this special textual solution. Start your exam preparation now and step forward towards securing the highest marks in English.

Chapter 2

Wind

Thinking about the Poem

I.

Question 1. What are the things the wind does in the first stanza?

Answer: The wind breaks the shutters of the windows, scatters the papers, throws down the books on the shelf, tears the pages of the books and brings the rain.

Question 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 words in your language, if you know them.)

Answer: Yes, I have seen my grandmother winnowing grain at home. “Fatakna” is the word in my language Hindi for ‘winnowing’. A winnowing basket is used for winnowing.

Question 3. What does the poet say the wind god winnows?

Answer: The poet says that the wind god winnows crumbling houses, doors, rafters, wood, bodies, lives and hearts and then crushes them all.

Question 4. What should we do to make friends with the wind?

Answer: To make friends with the wind, we should build strong homes and doors. We should strengthen our bodies and make the heart steadfast.

Question 5. What do the last four lines of the poem mean to you?

Answer: The last four lines give a very powerful message. They say that the wind that blows weak fires is the same wind that makes strong fires flourish.

This implies that the weak people are broken by forces but the people who are strong are strengthened by those forces. So, the friendship with the wind or a strong force is good. We have to just stay strong mentally as well as physically.

Question 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 poet’s?

Answer: The poet speaks to the wind with humor. He says that the wind destroys houses, doors, rafters, wood, bodies and lives. He says that it breaks the shutters of the windows and scatters the papers. But at the same time, he also points out that the wind brings rain. He tells the readers that we must become powerful and build strong houses because the wind only damages weak things.

Yes, I too have seen the wind crumbling lives on the news channels. Winds bring massive destruction sometimes. It uproots weak trees and even claims the lives of people. But as the poet says, we must try to be more powerful and build powerful structures.

II. The poem you have just read is originally in Tamil. Do you know any such poems in your language?

Answer: Yes, I have read such a poem in my language Hindi by the name “Toofan”.