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1. 1.

   Write True or False.

   1. The speaker can hear the man riding at night.
   2. The speaker can hear the ride riding when it is stormy.
   3. The rider hear the trees calling out to him.
   4. The rider goes up and down the highway.
   5. The speaker can hear the rider when the sea is calm.
   6. It is the wind during a storm that sounds like the horse rider.
2. 2.

   What do these phrases from the poem mean? Tick (√) the correct answers.

   1. the wind is high
      1. It is very windy.
      2. The wind is flying high.
   2. in the dark and wet
      1. in the river when it is dark
      2. at night, in the rain
   3. when the fires are out
      1. when people have put out the fires and have gone to sleep
      2. when the fire goes out of the house
   4. by, at the gallop
      1. He rides by very fast.
      2. He rides slowly.
3. 3.

   The poet has used several phrases with and, such as dark and wet, low and loud. Match the columns to make phrases with and. Write them below.

   slow	and	sunny
   bright	and	out
   down	and	about
   now	and	steady
   tooth	and	cry
   up	and	fast
   hue	and	then
   hard	and	nail

   1. slow and steady
   2. _____________ and _____________
   3. _____________ and _____________
   4. _____________ and _____________
   5. _____________ and _____________
   6. _____________ and _____________
   7. _____________ and _____________
   8. _____________ and _____________
4. 4.

   How does the poem use imagery to convey the sense of movement and energy associated with windy nights?

5. 5.

   What is the significance of the title "Windy Nights," and how does it relate to the poem's themes and message?

6. 6.

   How does the poem use personification to create a sense of the wind as a living, breathing entity?