Wind Poem EBQs
Wind, come softly.
Don't break the shutters of the windows.
Don't scatter the papers.
Don't throw down the books on the shelf.
There, look what you did — you threw them all down.
You tore the pages of the books.
You brought rain again.
You're very clever at poking fun at weaklings.
Frail crumbling houses, crumbling doors, crumbling rafters,
crumbling wood, crumbling bodies, crumbling lives,
crumbling hearts —
the wind god winnows and crushes them all.
He won't do what you tell him.
So, come, let's build strong homes,
Let's join the doors firmly.
Practice to firm the body.
Make the heart steadfast.
Do this, and the wind will be friends with us.
The wind blows out weak fires.
He makes strong fires roar and flourish.
His friendship is good.
We praise him every day.
Multiple Choice Questions:
Stanza 1:
What is the poet asking the wind to do in the first stanza?
- a) To blow harder
- b) To come softly
- c) To stop blowing
- d) To bring rain
What does the poet NOT want the wind to do?
- a) Break the shutters of the windows
- b) Scatter the papers
- c) Make a loud noise
- d) Throw down the books on the shelf
Stanza 2: 3. What did the wind do to the books? - a) Arranged them neatly - b) Threw them down - c) Took them away - d) Burned them
- How does the poet describe the wind's behavior towards weaklings?
- a) Helpful
- b) Fun-loving
- c) Merciless
- d) Caring
Stanza 3: 5. What things does the wind god crush, according to the poet? - a) Only frail houses - b) Only crumbling doors - c) Frail houses, doors, rafters, wood, bodies, lives, and hearts - d) Only bodies and lives
- What does the word "winnows" mean in the context of the poem?
- a) Separates the weak from the strong
- b) Cleans and purifies
- c) Creates destruction
- d) Brings rain
Stanza 4: 7. What does the poet suggest we do to withstand the wind's force? - a) Pray to the wind god - b) Build strong homes and join doors firmly - c) Avoid the wind - d) Move to a different place
- What does "make the heart steadfast" mean?
- a) To be physically strong
- b) To be emotionally strong and unwavering
- c) To be intelligent
- d) To be compassionate
Stanza 5: 9. According to the poet, what effect does the wind have on weak fires? - a) Extinguishes them - b) Makes them stronger - c) Protects them - d) Ignites them
How does the wind affect strong fires?
- a) Extinguishes them
- b) Makes them roar and flourish
- c) Dampens them
- d) Blows them away
What is the poet's attitude towards the wind in the final stanza?
- a) Fearful
- b) Resentful
- c) Appreciative
- d) Indifferent
What does the poet praise the wind for in the last line?
- a) Its destructive power
- b) Its friendship and strength
- c) Its calming effect
- d) Its silence
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