Chapter- 12        Who has Seen the Wind


What is the title of the poem?

Answer: The title of the poem is Who Has Seen the Wind?


Who is the poet of the poem?

Answer: Christina Rossetti is the poet.


What question is repeated in the poem?

Answer: “Who has seen the wind?”


Has anyone seen the wind?

Answer: No, no one has seen the wind.


Who has not seen the wind?

Answer: Neither the poet nor the reader has seen the wind.


What happens to the leaves when the wind passes?

Answer: The leaves hang trembling.


What does “trembling” mean?

Answer: It means shaking.


What shows that the wind is passing through the leaves?

Answer: The trembling of leaves shows it.


What happens to the trees when the wind blows?

Answer: The trees bow down their heads.


What does “bow down” mean?

Answer: It means to bend.


Can we see the wind itself?

Answer: No, we cannot see the wind itself.


How can we know that the wind is there?

Answer: By seeing its effects on nature.


What natural things show the presence of wind?

Answer: Leaves and trees.


What does the poet compare the movement of trees to?

Answer: To bowing down their heads.


What kind of poem is this?

Answer: It is a nature poem.


What is the theme of the poem?

Answer: The invisible power of nature.


What is meant by “wind” in the poem?

Answer: Air in motion.


Why does the poet use questions in the poem?

Answer: To make the reader think.


Is the tone of the poem calm or noisy?

Answer: The tone is calm and gentle.


What feeling does the poem create?

Answer: A feeling of wonder.


What literary device is used by repeating the question?

Answer: Repetition.


What does the word “neither” suggest?

Answer: It suggests no one.


How does the poet describe the wind’s movement?

Answer: As passing through and passing by.


Is the wind personified in the poem?

Answer: Yes, the trees are shown as bowing their heads.


Why can’t we see the wind?

Answer: Because it is invisible.


What is the message of the poem?

Answer: We may not see some things, but we can feel or notice their effects.


Who is the poem written for?

Answer: For everyone, especially children.


 Leaves trembling and trees bending.


What do we learn about nature from the poem?

Answer: Nature has unseen forces.


What makes this poem easy to understand?

Answer: Simple language and clear examples.

Answer by Dimpee Bora