Who Has Seen the Wind? (Christina Rossetti, 1872)

Question 1

Read "Who Has Seen the Wind? (Christina Rossetti, 1872)". What is the rhyme scheme of the first verse?

• A. ABCB
• B. AABB
• C. ABBA
• D. ABAB

Question 2

Read "Who Has Seen the Wind? (Christina Rossetti, 1872)". "The trees bow down their heads" is an example of:

• A. personification
• B. simile
• C. alliteration
• D. onomatopoeia

Question 3

Read "Who Has Seen the Wind? (Christina Rossetti, 1872)". Which line is repeated at the start of both verses?

• A. Neither I nor you:
• B. But when the trees bow down their heads,
• C. The wind is passing through.
• D. Who has seen the wind?

Question 4

Read "Who Has Seen the Wind? (Christina Rossetti, 1872)". What is the main idea of the poem?

• A. The wind is dangerous and destroys trees.
• B. We cannot see the wind itself, but we can see its effects.
• C. Only children can see the wind.
• D. Leaves are afraid of the wind.

Question 5

Read "Who Has Seen the Wind? (Christina Rossetti, 1872)". What is the effect of the word 'trembling' to describe the leaves?

• A. it makes the leaves seem delicate and alive as they move
• B. it makes the scene noisy and violent
• C. it shows the leaves are cold and ill
• D. it suggests the leaves are falling off

Question 6

Read "Who Has Seen the Wind? (Christina Rossetti, 1872)". How is the second verse different from the first?

• A. It changes the topic to the sea.
• B. It moves from small leaves to whole trees, showing the wind's stronger effect.
• C. It answers the question with a name.
• D. It is written in prose.