Read the poem to help answer the questions.
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a)
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Write down eight words the poet has used to describe sounds.
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i)
ii)
iii)
iv)
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The quiet things speak.
Some whisper
Some clang
Some sigh
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vi)
vii)
viii)
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Whistle and hum Grasses
Some swish
Some creak
Some Whisper
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(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.
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c)
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Ashcans roll
Treetops sigh
In the second line the poet states, "The quiet things speak". Name two "quiet things" from the poem.
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ii)
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Some whisper
Treetops sigh
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) What is shown by the use of the hyphen at the end of the line, "When the wind goes —"?
It is used for a dramatic pause.
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e)
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What two main things happen in the poem?
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i)
ii)
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The wind started.
The wind stopped.
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