grabbing (v) : taking with a hand suddenly or roughly

uprooting (v) : pulling out of the ground

survive (v) : continue to live despite a dangerous event

dreadful might (n.phr) : terrible power

by plates : pushed by the movements of rock in the earth

(n) : water with a great force or strength

unleashed (v) : let loose

(n) : a loud shout

white horses (n) : waves in the sea or ocean with white tops on them

galloping (adj) : increasing or spreading rapidly

beasts (n) : big animals dissolved (v) : mixed in water and disappeared

heat (n) : (here) pressure

crashing (v) : hitting hard making a noise

crunching (v) : crushing noisily

tearing apart : destroying something completely

seeping (v) : flowing slowly

punch (n) : a hard hit made with the fist

army (n) : (here) a group of hounds compared to the waves of Tsunami

Answer the following questions.

1. What is the central theme of the poem?

2. What does the ‘hand’ refer to? Where was the hand born?

3. Identify the most striking line in the poem.

4. Describe the damage caused to mankind due to ‘Tsunami’. Locate the words or expressions which tell the fury of ‘Tsunami’.

5. Why do you think only a few could understand the meaning of ‘Tsunami’?