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Let’s appreciate the poem

Fill in the blanks to complete the details of the poetic devices used by the poet.

1. Personification: The wind is personified as a mischievous and playful character,
exhibiting qualities such as wearing a patchwork cap.

2. Imagery: Imagery is used to the wind’s actions, such as whistling far
and loud and tampering with kitchen fires and electric wires. This helps to create
in the reader’s mind.

3. Metaphor: The wind is indirectly to a naughty chap and a vagabonding
scamp, emphasising its mischievous and unpredictable nature.

4. Alliteration: The repetition of consonant sounds in creates a rhythmic and
melodious effect.

5. Irony: The irony is present when the wind tries to tamper with the beggar’s clay-
lamp, expecting it to be a lamp fuelled by oil or gas, but , highlighting
the foolishness of the wind’s actions.

6. Rhyme scheme: The rhyme scheme is .

Let’s ponder

A. Read the extract and answer the questions that follow.

He tries to blow out kitchen fires

He leads the sands a-stray,

He tampers with electric wires

And, sometimes, has his way.

1. Complete the following by choosing the correct word from the brackets. The

actions of the wind are . (destructive / productive)

2. What does the phrase ‘leads’ in ‘leads the strands astray’ tell us about the wind?

3. Why are electric wires accessible to the wind?

4. Select the option of what the phrase ‘have his way’ tells us about the wind.

a. timid b. loud c. stubborn d. upset

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