Homework poetry

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

i)ii) iii) iv)

Clang                              Slap                                Swish                              Snap

v)vi) vii) viii)

Drum                              Whisper                          Creak                              Speak

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)

Some whisper                                        Whistle and hum

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

i) ii)

Grass                                                                        Flags

d)	What is shown by the use of the hyphen at the end of the line, "When the wind goes —"? To make it sound like the wind is blowing furiously.

e)	What two main things happen in the poem?

i) ii)

The wind was blowing on everything The winds suddenly stops