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

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

Who has seen the wind? Neither I nor you: But when the leaves hang trembling, The wind is passing through. Who has seen the wind? Neither you nor I: But when the trees bow down their heads, The wind is passing by.

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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
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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
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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?
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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.
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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
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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.

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

1. A. ABCB
- Text structure is how a writer organises ideas.
- wind (A), you (B), trembling (C), through (B): only lines 2 and 4 rhyme.
- So the answer is: ABCB
2. A. personification
- Writers choose words for their connotations and effects.
- Trees are given a human action (bowing their heads).
- So the answer is: personification
3. D. Who has seen the wind?
- Text structure is how a writer organises ideas.
- The question opens each verse, like a refrain.
- So the answer is: Who has seen the wind?
4. B. We cannot see the wind itself, but we can see its effects.
- The main idea covers the whole text; details only cover a part.
- Both verses say no one has seen the wind, then describe what it does to leaves and trees.
- So the answer is: We cannot see the wind itself, but we can see its effects.
5. A. it makes the leaves seem delicate and alive as they move
- Writers choose words for their connotations and effects.
- 'Trembling' suggests gentle, nervous movement, like a living thing.
- So the answer is: it makes the leaves seem delicate and alive as they move
6. B. It moves from small leaves to whole trees, showing the wind's stronger effect.
- Comparing texts means finding where they agree and differ.
- Verse 1: leaves tremble; verse 2: trees bow down — a bigger image.
- So the answer is: It moves from small leaves to whole trees, showing the wind's stronger effect.