Exploring Poetry
A Grade 7 ELA worksheet focusing on understanding and analyzing different elements of poetry, including figurative language, structure, and theme.
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Exploring Poetry
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Read each poem and question carefully. Answer all questions to the best of your ability.
The Wind
I saw you toss the kites on high And blow the birds about the sky; And all around I heard you pass, Like ladies' skirts across the grass— O wind, a-blowing all day long, O wind, that sings so loud a song!
1. What literary device is primarily used in the line "Like ladies' skirts across the grass"?
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
Alliteration
2. What is the speaker's tone towards the wind in the poem?
Fearful
Admiring
Indifferent
Angry
3. The repetition of the 's' sound in "sings so loud a song" is an example of .
4. The main idea or message the poet wants to convey about the wind is the poem's .
5. Identify an example of personification in 'The Wind' and explain what human quality is given to the wind.
6. How does the poet use imagery to help the reader imagine the wind's actions?
Dreams
Hold fast to dreams For if dreams die Life is a broken-winged bird That cannot fly. Hold fast to dreams For when dreams go Life is a barren field Frozen with snow.
7. The poem suggests that life without dreams is full of joy and possibility.
True
False
Match the figurative language to its example from 'Dreams'.
8. "Life is a broken-winged bird"
a. Simile
9. "Life is a barren field"
b. Metaphor
10. Compare and contrast the themes of 'The Wind' and 'Dreams'. How do the poets use different literary devices to convey their messages?