Prose and poetry

a. Who is the speaker of the poem 'The Windmill'?

• The Windmill

• The farmer

• The poet

• The workers

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Who is the poet of the poem?

• W.H Davis

• Henry Longfellow

• Robert Browning

• John Milton

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The poem uses a figure of speech to talk about the windmill. Which one of the figures of speech is used predominantly in the poem?

• Repetition

• Personification

• Climax

• Apostrophe

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What is the setting of the poem?

• sea-side

• barren land

• valley

• farm

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For what purpose is the windmill used in the poem?

• To grind flour

• To plough the fields

• To draw water

• To generate electricity

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What does the word arms refer to here?

• The blades of windmill

• the farmer’s tools

• The farmer’s arms

• The motor inside

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As a brave man meets his foe.

Identify the figure of speech

• Anti-climax

• Hyperbole

• Onomatopoeia

• Antithesis

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Who is referred to as the grass in the line ‘As a brave man meets his foe?

• The grass

• The insects

• The farmer

• The wind

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