Monday 14 April 2014

Wind Song



a)
Write down eight words the poet has used to describe sounds.

i)ii)
iii)
iv)

quiet
whisper
clang
creak

v)vi)
vii)
viii)

swish
sigh
slap
whistle

b)

The poet describes some objects as acting like humans, for example "quiet things speak". Find two more examples of this kind of writing from the poem.

i)ii)

whistle and hum
windows drum


c)

In the second line the poet states, "The quiet things speak". Name two "quiet things" from the poem.

i)ii)

treetops
wires

d)

What is shown by the use of the hyphen at the end of the line, "When the wind goes —"?
a sudden stop in the pace of the poem


e)

What two main things happen in the poem?

i)ii)

wind sounds
every thing is quiet

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