What does the wind likely symbolize in the text?

What is wind shear?

Read the following short poem and answer the question that follow.              The Wind       (James Stephen)1      The wind stood up and gave a shout,2      He whistled on his fingers and 3      Kicked the withered leaves about4      And thumped the branches with his hand 5      And said he’d kill and kill and kill6      And so he will and so he willQuestion: Write in the answer box four words in the poem that indicate the human qualities given.

How does the poet speak to the wind—in anger or with humor? You must also have seen or heard of the wind “crumbling lives”. What is your response to this? Is it like the poet’s response?

In the "Ode to the West Wind" the speaker treats the west wind as a force of death and decay and welcomes this death and decay because it means that rejuvenation and rebirth will come soon. Explain with references from the poem.

In the sentence, "The wind whispered through the trees," which literary device is employed?SimilePersonificationMetaphorSymbolism