Winter Swans

How long has it been raining in the first stanza?

• Two hours

• Two days

• Two weeks

• Two months

'The waterlogged earth gulping for breath' is an example of what writer's method?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Onomatopoeia

What are the couple walking round?

• A pond

• A lake

• The sea

• A village

What does the lake represent?

• Their problems

• Happiness

• Water

• Love

What stopped the couple from walking?

• Swans

• Ducks

• A log

• A stream

What does the word 'unison' mean?

• Doing an action at the same time.

• A bike with one wheel.

• A boy who is studying for a degree.

• Choral singing.

What does the poet compare the swans to?

• Icebergs

• The titanic

• Ships

• Feathers

What is the only line of speech in the whole poem?

• 'They mate for life'

• 'It's your fault'

• 'I don't want to talk to you'

• 'Their long necks allow them to reach aquatic vegetation deep below the surface'

What does the poet describe the words as being like?

• Porcelain

• Delicate

• Breakable

• A covering

What shows that the couples problems are being calmed?

• The weather is turning sunny

• The water is becoming still

• The sun is going down

• The wind has gone away