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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