Lesson 57 (Activity B)

The poem, What Is Red? is a repeat-a-word poem and contains the word ________ which is repeated at the beginning of each line.

• pink

• blue

• red

• green

The poem is written in the form of one long stanza. The persona mentions things that are red in colour or related to red. Things in nature, like the _________ sun and the flower, rose.

• gloomy

• blazing and bright

• dark and shining

Certain human feelings like embarrassment, _________, excited or being brave are all associated with red.

• excited

• happy

• angry

A cut on the hand and blood to ___________.

• squiggles out

• be covered

• stop

Physical things like a brick, lipstick and trimmings on __________ are red.

• a truck

• a circus cart

• a house

The colour red seems to shout __________ to warm of danger.

Things associated with fire like a __________ and fire-cracker are usually associated with red.

• apple

• fire-truck

• rose