Poem (homework)

When the wind blows
the quiet things speak.
Some whisper, some clang,
Some creak.

Grasses swish.
Treetops sigh.
Flags slap
and snap at the sky.
Wires on poles
whistle and hum.
Ashcans roll.
Windows drum.

When the wind goes --
suddenly
then,
the quiet things 
are quiet again.

a)	Write down eight words the poet has used to describe sounds.

i) ii) iii) iv)

drum snap slap sigh

v) vi) vii) viii)

hum whistle swish creak

b)	The poet describes some objects as acting like humans, for example "quiet things speak". Find two more examples of this kind of writing from the poem.

i) some whisper         ii) when the wind blows

c)	In the second line the poet states, "The quiet things speak". Name two "quiet things" from the poem.

i)grass ii)windows

d)	What is shown by the use of the hyphen at the end of the line, "When the wind goes —"?

e)	To make someone stop or something has interrupted. What two main things happen in the poem?

i) ii)

When the wind blows quiet things speak. The quiet things go quiet again