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b. Why was the moon unaware of the Wind’s actions?
i. because the Moon was so high up in the air that the Wind could not even
reach its threshold

ii. because the Moon was sleeping motionless, miles above the air

iii. because the Wind being arrogant did not blow hard enough
iv. because the Wind being weak could not grab the Moon’s attention

c. What hadn’t the Moon heard?

d. Form a new word by adding a prefix to the word ‘motion’.

Time to think and answer

1. What is the theme of the poem?

2. The Wind tried hard to blow out the Moon. However, the Moon never came to know what
the Wind did. What aspect of human behaviour is described in the poem?

3. If you were in the place of the Moon, how would you have felt at the Wind’s action?
What would have been your reaction and why? life skill self-awareness

4. Compare the characteristics of the Moon and the Wind.

Wind Moon

Time to enjoy
1. Imagery is a literary device used by authors and poets to create a picture with words for the
reader. How does the use of imagery in the poem affect the reader?

2. Write the rhyme scheme of these stanzas of the poem.

Stanza 1: Stanza 2:

Stanza 3: Stanza 4:
Do you find that the poet has followed the same rhyme scheme throughout the poem?

3. Sometimes plants, animals, inanimate objects, ideas and feelings are given human qualities.
This technique is called personification. List the examples of personification in the poem.

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