Weather Poem [Extra Credit]

Who Has Seen The Wind?
by Christina Rossetti

Who has seen the wind?
Neither I nor you:
but when the leaves hang trembling
the wind is passing through.
Who has seen the wind?
Neither you nor I:
but when the trees bow down their heads
the wind is passing by.

This poem is called "Who Has Seen The Wind?" by Christina Rossetti. It is a short poem based entirely on weather, specifically about wind and without the mention of wind in the poem, it simply would have no meaning. Through the poem, the poet tries to imply that wind may be invisible, but if you look around, you can easily see it. In regards to weather, personification, a literary technique is used. The line "..but when the leaves hang trembling" & "..but when the trees bow down their heads" both show personification as living/human qualities, such as trembling and bowing, are given to non-living things. This poem did not further my knowledge about the wind, but it was a very descriptive and well-written poem.

SOURCE:
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/education/primary/students/poems.html