Said the Wind to the Moon, "I will blow you out;You stareIn the airLike a ghost in a chair,Always looking what I am about —I hate to be watched; I'll blow you out."The Wind blew hard, and out went the Moon.So, deepOn a heapOf clouds to sleep,Down lay the Wind, and slumbered soon,Muttering low, "I've done for that Moon."He turned in his bed; she was there again!On highIn the sky,With her one ghost eye,The Moon shone white and alive and plain.Said the Wind, "I will blow you out again."The Wind blew hard, and the Moon grew dim."With my sledge,And my wedge,I have knocked off her edge!If only I blow right fierce and grim,The creature will soon be dimmer than dim."He blew and he blew, and she thinned to a thread."One puffMore's enoughTo blow her to snuff!One good puff more where the last was bred,And glimmer, glimmer, glum will go the thread."He blew a great blast, and the thread was gone.In the airNowhereWas a moonbeam bare;Far off and harmless the shy stars shone —Sure and certain the Moon was gone!The Wind he took to his revels once more;On down,In town,Like a merry—mad clown,He leaped and halloed with whistle and roar —"What's that?" The glimmering thread once more!He flew in a rage — he danced and blew;But in vainWas the painOf his bursting brain;For still the broader the Moon—scrap grew,The broader he swelled his big cheeks and blew.Slowly she grew — till she filled the night,And shoneOn her throneIn the sky alone,A matchless, wonderful silvery light,Radiant and lovely, the queen of the night.Said the Wind: "What a marvel of power am I!With my breath,Good faith!I blew her to death —First blew her away right out of the sky —Then blew her in; what strength have I!But the Moon she knew nothing about the affair;For highIn the sky,With her one white eye,Motionless, miles above the air,She had never heard the great Wind blare.1. What is the setting of the story? 2. What are the conflicts expressed in the stanzas? 3. Why was the wind so angry at the moon that he flew into rage? 4. What is the climax of the story?5. What is the conclusion or ending of the story? 6. How did moon feel at the end of the poem?
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Answer:Said the Wind to the Moon, "I will blow you out;You stareIn the airLike a ghost in a chair,Always looking what I am about —I hate to be watched; I'll blow you out."The Wind blew hard, and out went the Moon.So, deepOn a heapOf clouds to sleep,Down lay the Wind, and slumbered soon,Muttering low, "I've done for that Moon."He turned in his bed; she was there again!On highIn the sky,With her one ghost eye,The Moon shone white and alive and plain.Said the Wind, "I will blow you out again."The Wind blew hard, and the Moon grew dim."With my sledge,And my wedge,I have knocked off her edge!If only I blow right fierce and grim,The creature will soon be dimmer than dim."He blew and he blew, and she thinned to a thread."One puffMore's enough
