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What is violet?
Clouds are violet,
In the summer twilight.
What is orange ? Why, an Orange,
Just an Orange.
- Christina Rossetti
Word Power
brink: edge twilight: the time of the day following
poppy: a small plant with showy flowers sunset
barley: a kind of grain fountain: a spring of water
swan: a water bird
Listening Skills
Listen carefully to the poem as your teacher recites it. Say whether the following
statements are true or false.
1. The rose is pink.
2. The rose is in the water.
3. The poppy is red.
4. The sky is violet.
5. The grass has small flowers between.
Comprehension Skills
A. Answer the following questions.
1. What is the poem about?
2. Where are the clouds?
3. How are the clouds in the summer twilight?
4. What is the colour of an orange?
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