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The Windhover
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Reading Comprehension Questions
1. What historical era does Hopkins allude to when he uses the words “dauphin” and “chevalier”?
A) Medieval
B) Ancient Greece
C) The French Revolution
D) The Civil War
2. “The Windhover” is what kind of poem?
A) Elegy
B) Ballad
C) Sonnet
D) Free Verse
3. The speaker’s observation of the bird leads him to an epiphany about what religious figure?
A) The Buddha
B) Jesus Christ
C) Abraham
D) Muhammed
4. What about the bird is the speaker impressed by?
A) Its control
B) Its beauty
C) Its size
D) Its flight
5. What does Hopkins compare the bird’s smooth flying to?
A) A horseman
B) A fire
C) An ice skater
D) Christ
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