Comprehension

What do the woodpile and the bird have in common?

• Both are decaying

• Both are forgotten

• Both are far from home

• Both are covered in snow

Read line 26 from the poem

No runner tracks in this year's snow looped near it.

What can the reader infer about the swamp based on this line?

• There is a path surrounding the swamp

• There is a small population in the swamp

• There has not recently been anyone in the swamp

• There is not normally been snowfall in that particular area

How does the author's use of the word burning in line 40 affect the meaning of the passage?

• It compares natural light and light from a fire

• It suggests the speaker wanted to build a campfire.

• It creates a contrast between natural decay and fire

• It implies there was a wildfire that destroyed the woodpile.

Read lines 34-36 from the poem

These latter about to fall. I thought that only

Someone who lived in turning to fresh tasks

Could so forget his handiwork on which

How do these lines contribute to development of the poem?

• It suggests that there was someone recently there before the boy

• It creates a comparison between the speaker and the person who stacked the wood.

• It implies that the wood was freshly stacked.

• It contrasts the decay of the wood with the freshness of the handiwork.

How is Oliver's mother's view of the kites different from Oliver's?

• She thinks Oliver should have stopped his kite-making sooner

• She thinks Oliver should stop playing with kites and help her making art.

• She believes that everyone should donate money to support the arts, not kites.

• She believes people should forget about kites and pay attention to serious events.

What is the theme of "Windblowne"?

• Don't hurt people's feelings

• Don't betray the trust you have built.

• Don't give up easily on your dreams

• Don't ask other people for help.