Form 2 Poem: What Is Red (Notes) : Line Interpretation
Form 2 Poem: What Is Red (Notes) : Line Interpretation
Form 2 Poem: What Is Red (Notes) : Line Interpretation
LINE INTERPRETATION
1 Red is sunset Hot and bright sun
2 Blazing and bright
3 Red is feeling brave Bravery and strength / power
4 With all your might
5 Red is a sunburn Nose that is burnt by the sun (when you a re
under the hot sun for too long)
6 Spot on your nose
7 Sometimes red A rose (the flower)
8 Is a red, red, rose
9 Red squiggles out Blood that comes out of a cut finger / hand
10 When you cut your hand
11 Red is a brick Brick that is used to build houses and
buildings
12 And the sound of a band Loud and high pitch sound of a musical band
13 Red is hotness The great feeling of embarrassment makes
you feel like hiding from other people
14 You get inside (Some people blush when they are
15 When youre embarrassed embarrassed their faces turn red)
16 And want to hide.
17 Fire-cracker, fire-engine Fire crackers, fire brigade
or an unsteady movement of flame like a
candle or flickering light (like a police
car/ambulance/fire brigade)
18 Fire-flicker red
19 And when youre angry Your head feels hot with anger (hot temper)
20 Red runs through your head.
21 Red is an Indian, Reference to the native American tribe
22 A Valentine heart. Romantic love
23 The trimmings on The bright red decorations on a circus cart
24 A circus cart.
25 Red is a lipstick The colour of lipstick that women love to
wear
26 Red is a shout Loud call or cry (to show a strong emotion)
27 Red is a signal A warning of danger (to be on the look-out /
28 That says: Watch out! to be alert)
29 Red is a great big A big rubber ball
30 Rubber ball. (small children are always attracted to a
red ball)
31 Red is the giantest Red is the most widely seen colour around us
32 Colour of all. / the colour that we will notice immediately
around us
(giant already means very big. giantest is
just to make it sound extremely big)
33 Red is a show-off, Obviously easy to see/notice/display
34 No doubt about it (Some people use red simply to attract
attention maybe for personal reasons)
35 But can you imagine The question emphasizes the fact that our
36 Living without it? life would be dull and boring without red as
a colour in the world.
THEMES:
o Courage
o Appreciate similarities among people no matter what their race and religion
MORAL LESSONS: