Poem 2 - Wind

Summary 

The poet describes the power of the wind as destructive. He draws a connection between the destructive forces of the wind to that of the adversities that human beings face in life. The poet goes on to say that the people who are strong emerge victorious and even stronger from such adversities, but the weaker ones break down and fall into pieces like a weak building that is about to collapse. The central message that the poet wants to tell his readers is that they should be mentally and physically strong, which will help them overcome all the difficult hardships that they have to face in life. The poet tells his readers that they have to befriend this destructive enemy, that is, the wind with their strength, power, and determination.

Theme

The poem “Wind” by Subramania centres around the theme of friendship with the wind, which is the symbol of destruction. The poem is about building a connection with someone or something that is destructive and harmful in nature. The poet displays the power of the wind that is both a destructor and also a creator. The weak cannot stand up against the fury and power of the wind. This could also be applied to the adversity that is faced by human beings in their lives. Those who are strong will only grow stronger against such adversities, and those who are weak will remain weak and become fragile in such situations. This poem inspires its readers to face the challenges faced by them in life with courage and determination.

Literary Devices Used in the Poem

• Anaphora- Anaphora is a literary device where a word has been repeated at the beginning of consecutive lines.

• Personification- Here nature or an inanimate object has been given the attributes of a living being, that is, it has been personified as something alive. In this poem, the wind has been personified by referring to wind as ‘you’.

• Alliteration- Alliteration is the repetition of the same letter in consecutive words. Example, ‘wind winnows’

• Repetition- the word ‘crumbling’ has been repeated several times in the poem. The post wants to show his readers that the wind has the ability to crush everything in its path.

• Symbolism- Symbolism is a poetic device that uses images or symbols to describe or express indirectly some other meaning. Here the wind is used as a symbol to depict the challenges that one faces in life.

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