The wind is angry Even now, hes thrusting

hes been in a rage all night, icy fingers through crevices

stamping his feet, bellowing
and finally breaking out.
in morning light he gallops,
at full tilt, round the house
charging at the walls,
pulling at the thatch
and beating with clenched fists
against the windows.
and under doors.
The house is tired
and slightly bored;
she watches with listless eyes,
sighs settles on her haunches
and entrenches herself still more.

Respond to the following statements and justify your answer.

1. The wind and house could not have their genders reversed.
2. The poems strength is in the use of personification.
Slowly, the fog, Slowly the fog,
Hunch shouldered with a grey face, Seeking, seeking;
Arms wide, advances, Arms wide, shoulders hunched,
Finger tips touching the way Searching, searching.
Past the dark houses,
Out through the streets to the fields,
And dark gardens of roses.
Slowly, the fog
Up the short street from the harbour,
A blind man hunting the moon.

Respond to the following statements and justify your answer.

1. The use of a hunched person is effective.
2. The poems strength is in the use of personification.
The sea is a hungry dog,
Giant and grey.
He rolls on the beach all day.
With his clashing teeth and shaggy jaws
Hour upon hour he gnaws
The rumbling, tumbling stones,
And Bones, bones, bones, bones!
The giant sea-dog moans,
Licking his greasy paws.
and when the night wind roars
And the moon rocks in the stormy cloud,
He bounds to his feet and snuffs and
sniffs,
Shaking his wet sides over the cliffs,
And howls and hollos long and loud.
But on quiet days in May or June,
When even the grasses on the dune
play no more their reedy tune,
With his head between his paws
He lies on the sandy shores,
So quiet, so quiet, he scarcely snores.

Respond to the following statements and justify your answer.

1. The use of a dog is effective.
2. The poems strength is in the use of extended metaphor.
Respond to the following questions.
1. Which poem would you choose to include in a nature collection and why?
2. Which image would you choose to go with it and why?