WorksheetsWind by Ted Hughes
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Which of the following verbs is NOT used to characterise the wind?
Quivering
Flexing
Floundering
Stampeding
The house best symbolizes
Comfort
Safety
Love
A relationship
Which of the following is NOT a symbol in "Wind"
The house
The wind
The fire
The hills
The speaker conpares the skyline to a
grimace
iron bar
an eye
tent
What action do the characters perform at the end of the poem?
They watch a fire
They have a conversation
They hold hands
They read a book
Ted Hughes continually returend to _____________ for inspiration in his poetry.
modern life
the natural world
love
industrial society
Which word best describes the tone of the poem?
lethargic
tempestuous
hopeful
defeated
What was unusual about the hills when the speaker ventures outside in the morning?
There was nothing unusual.
They were covered in debris.
Several trees had collapsed.
They seemed to have been rearranged by the wind.
What is a guyrope?
A rope used for mountain climbing.
A rope used to keep a boat at dock.
A rope used to secure a tent.
A rope used to rescue someone who is drowning.
Wht do the characters feel as the sit inside?
The window shaking from the force of the wind.
Stones flying against the wall outside.
The roots of the house move.
The warmth of the fire.
How does the gull bend in the wind?
Like a tree branch.
Like an iron bar.
Like a sword.
Like a piece of plastic.
Which literary device is NOT used in this poem?
Onomatopoeia
Irony
Simile
Alliteration
Which of these is NOT a theme in "Wind"?
Courage
Powerlessness
The power of nature
Interpersonal conflict
Which of the following is NOT an action the wind performs?
It makes the fields quiver
It flings a magpie away
It turns the sky black
It causes the stones to cry
