Paired Passages

From the poem " The Wind " :

Which words best describe the wind in the poem ?

• Serene and Peaceful

• Active and Secretive

• Silent and pleasant

• loud and cleaver

From " The Wind " :

Which line in the poem suggest that the wind is mysterious ?

• " and all around I heard you pass "

• " O wind, a blowing all day long! "

• "I could not see yourself at all -"

• " Or just a stronger child than me ?"

From " The Wind " :

The poet organizes the poem as he does in order to -

• explain why the speaker enjoys the wind

• detail the activities of the wind

• highlight the winds destruction

• show the speaker's feelings about the wind change

From " The Wind " :

What word best describes the speaker's attitude toward the wind by the end of the poem ?

• Curious

• Angry

• Bored

• Joyous

From " The Wind and the leaves" : Which line from the poem suggests that the leaves feel a sense of happiness at the wind's call ?

• " put on your dresses "

• " down they came fluttering "

• "dancing and flying "

• " to end their sweet song "

From " The Wind and the Leaves " :

Which lines from best express the wind's knowledge that it is autumn ?

• For summer is past, and the days grow cold

• Down they came fluttering, one and all

• The leaves went along, 'til winter called them

• The snow lay a coverlet/ O'er their heads

From " The Wind and the Leaves " :

The poet organizes the poem by

• explaining why the wind makes the leaves fall

• presenting the wind as being human

• showing how leaves know when to fall

• highlighting what happens to leaves in the fall

from " The Wind and the Leaves " :

In line 21, why does the speaker say that the leaves are "fast asleep"?

• He knows the leaves are gone for the year

• He has seen the leaves dance and get tired

• Leaves are under the blanket of snow

• He knows the wind lulled them to sleep

From " The Wind and the Leaves" :

Read lines 1 through 8 from the poem :

Come, little leaves,

said the wind one day;

come to the meadows

with me and play.

Put on your dresses

Of red and gold;

For summer is past,

and the days grow cold

The poet uses personification in these lines most likely to show that the wind -

• has a plan for the day

• provides entertainment for the leaves

• understandings that the leaves' time is almost over

• knows that the leaves are too shy to come out

Read the lines from Stanza 3 : The Author uses figurative language in these lines to show that

• the leaves have fallen to the ground

• the winter snow becomes a blanket

• the earth has a cover of snow

• the bed is on the ground