Poetry Comprehension

Name

1. You can conclude the speaker in the poem is most likely -

• a child
• a tree
• an old man
• the wind

2. Which of these lines from the poem rhyme?

• Lines 4 and 5
• Lines 6 and 8
• Lines 14 and 16
• Lines 11 and 12

3. What is the speaker's main purpose in the poem?

• to persuade the reader to fly a kite
• to express his feelings about the wind
• to teach readers about the importance of wind
• to explain how the wind blows

4. According to the poem the wind is -

• whistling
• chirping
• screaming
• singing

5. Read the lines.

• describe the wind
• describe the setting
• describe the problem
• introduce the speaker

6. Read the dictionary entry.

• Meaning 1
• Meaning 2
• Meaning 3
• Meaning 4

7. Which line from the poem helps the reader imagine how the wind feels and sounds?

• And blow the birds about the sky
• But always you yourself you hid
• I felt you push, I heard you call
• Are you a beast of field and tree