Comparing and Contrasting- "The Wind"/"Who has seen the Wind

How would you compare the author's purpose between the poem "The Wind" and "Who has Seen the Wind?"

• Both poems discuss the wind.

• Both poems help the reader understand and visualize the presence of the wind.

• Both poems show how a child sees the wind.

• Both poems help the reader to visualize what causes the wind.

How does the point of view between the two poems differ?

• Both poems are from the first person perspective.

• One poem is from the first person perspective, and one poem is from the third person perspective.

• Both poems are from the first person perspective, but one is written from the view of a child.

• One poem is from the second person perspective, and one poem is written from the third person perspective.

The reader can conclude that both authors

• Would like to give the impression of the power of things that cannot be seen.

• Would like to demonstrate how the wind works.

• Feel angry that it is windy.

• Enjoy spending time outside when it is windy.

Read the following line from the poem "Who Has Seen the Wind":

"But when the trees bow down their heads

The wind is passing by"

The author most likely included this figurative language to

• Help the reader understand that trees are like people.

• Show that trees respect the wind.

• Show that the trees can bend due to the strength of the wind.

• Help the reader visualize what happens in nature when their is wind.

In both passages, the author includes figurative and sensory language to

• Ensure that the poem is long enough.

• Appeal to the senses as well as give an image of the wind's power in the two poems.

• Help the reader visualize the power of the wind.

• Show what happens to a kite and a bird when there is wind.