Winter: My Secret

Question 1

The speaker teases the addressee with their secret and says that they do not wish to reveal ir

Answer 1

“You want to hear it? well: / Only, my secret’s mine, and I won’t tell.”

Question 2

The speaker stating that the secretary may be non-existent

Answer 2

“Or, after all, perhaps there’s none: / Suppose there is no secret after all, / But only just my fun.”

Question 3

The way that the wind attacks the speaker in an attempt to breach their protection from the weather

Answer 3

“Nipping and clipping thro’ my wraps and all.”
“pecked at by every wind that blows”

Question 4

The speaker stating that she uses an object to keep them warm

Answer 4

“I wear my mask for warmth”

Question 5

The speaker ending the poem by teasing that they may reveal the secret or leave the addressee guessing

Answer 5

“Perhaps my secret I may say, / Or you may guess”