Figurative Language - Worksheet 1
Grade 3•Reading•Figurative Language
Aligned to: RL.3.1
Read the poem "The Wind" by Christina Rossetti. Identify figurative language and imagery.
1.
The Wind
by Christina Rossetti
poetry · 42 words
11 Who has seen the wind?
2 2 Neither I nor you:
3 3 But when the leaves hang trembling,
4 4 The wind is passing through.
5 5 Who has seen the wind?
6 6 Neither you nor I:
7 7 But when the trees bow down their heads,
8 8 The wind is passing by.
Answer the 5 questions below.
2.
What figurative language does the poet use?
A.Trees bowing down their heads is personification
B.There is no figurative language
C.It means exactly what it says
D.It is about something else
3.
What imagery does the poet use to help you visualize the scene?
4.
Find an example of personification in the poem.
5.
Find an example of rhyme in the poem.
6.
Find an example of repetition in the poem.