Beehive Poem Wind - CBSE Revision Notes

CBSE Class 09 English Language and Literature
Revision Notes
Beehive Chapter-2
Wind by Subramania Bharati

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• The Poet requests the wind to slow down its speed.
• The strong wind breaks the shutter of the windows, scatters the papers and throws down the books on the shelf.
• The poet asks the wind to come down and have a glimpse of the destruction it has made.
• The poet points out that the wind is very clever in making fun of the weaklings. Frail houses, doors, rafters, wood, bodies, lives, hearts are easily broken into fragments.
• The poet considers wind as God who won't obey your words. He winnows(process of separating grain from chaff) and crushes. Here the poet tries to say that God separates the emotionally strong people who are ready to face all hardships of life from the weak hearted people who are always suppressed.
• The poet suggests to build strong houses, joint doors firmly, practise to make the bodies strong and make the heart unwavering to befriend the wind. Only if we are emotionally strong we can overcome the challenges and obstacles of life.
• In the last four lines the poet says that wind blows out weak fires but it makes strong fires roar and flourish. The poet concludes saying that the wind is a good friend and we praise him everyday.
• The message is that a weak person is not able to face the problems of life but a strong willed person will encounter them boldly. Accept the challenges of life and make the best of your life.