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Summary and central theme of the poem, "What is Pink" by Christina Rossetti.
If we read the poem, it seems like it's a very easy and funny poem which only talks about different colours and their examples. Though it's a kind of nursery poem, but it has a deep meaning inside it. The poet here wants to show us how beautifully God has created this world for us.
Everything in this world is created by the God and He also has put colours in every single object to make it more beautiful and attractive. He wants to give us a glimpse of heaven where we can go in our lifetime. So He makes this beautiful peaceful world for us.
Now comes to the literal summary of the poem. The poet here introduces various colours. In the very beginning, she talks about pink. For example, she says rose is pink in colour which we can find in the brink of edge of fountain. Then she talks about red. She says, poppy is beautiful for its red colour. It is found in the barley field. For introducing blue colour, the poet uses the easiest way, she says the sky is blue in colour where the clouds are always floating in their own wish. For white, she uses the example of swan which is completely white in colour when it is swimming on the water in the day light. Peers are yellow which are rich in vitamins and very tasty when riped. For the green colour, she uses the example from the mother nature, the grasses are green in colour and it looks more and more beautiful when there are flowers in between the grass. For introducing violet colour, the poet uses an unusual example, she says clouds are violet in colour. But of course the poet mentions a time. She says in the time of twilight, the clouds become violet because of the changing of the light as it is going to be dark from the daylight. At last the poet talks about the orange colour. But it is interesting to note that she does not use any other example but an orange. She says the fruit orange is the best example to describe the orange colour, why should we find any other example.
That's how the poet in a very simple, but effective way, presents a beautiful picture of the mother nature. It is also kind of tribute to the God who has created all these beautiful things.
Everything in this world is created by the God and He also has put colours in every single object to make it more beautiful and attractive. He wants to give us a glimpse of heaven where we can go in our lifetime. So He makes this beautiful peaceful world for us.
Now comes to the literal summary of the poem. The poet here introduces various colours. In the very beginning, she talks about pink. For example, she says rose is pink in colour which we can find in the brink of edge of fountain. Then she talks about red. She says, poppy is beautiful for its red colour. It is found in the barley field. For introducing blue colour, the poet uses the easiest way, she says the sky is blue in colour where the clouds are always floating in their own wish. For white, she uses the example of swan which is completely white in colour when it is swimming on the water in the day light. Peers are yellow which are rich in vitamins and very tasty when riped. For the green colour, she uses the example from the mother nature, the grasses are green in colour and it looks more and more beautiful when there are flowers in between the grass. For introducing violet colour, the poet uses an unusual example, she says clouds are violet in colour. But of course the poet mentions a time. She says in the time of twilight, the clouds become violet because of the changing of the light as it is going to be dark from the daylight. At last the poet talks about the orange colour. But it is interesting to note that she does not use any other example but an orange. She says the fruit orange is the best example to describe the orange colour, why should we find any other example.
That's how the poet in a very simple, but effective way, presents a beautiful picture of the mother nature. It is also kind of tribute to the God who has created all these beautiful things.
Questions-Answers from "The King Who Wanted to Touch The Moon".
1) "I want you to build a really tall tower. It must reach up into the sky."
a) Who said this to whom?
Ans. The foolish king said this to the royal carpenter.
b)Why did the tower have to be so tall?
Ans. The tower had to be very tall because the foolish king had the wish to touch the moon so that he became the best king in the world and first man to touch the moon.
2) Why did the king ask his men to chop down all the trees in his kingdom?
Ans. The king asked his men to chop down all the trees in his kingdom because he wanted to touch the moon by making a tall tower and he needed more woods to make it.
3) Which sentence in the story shows that the tower was very high?
Ans. The sentencein the story which shows that the tower was very high is "The tower grew so high that people on the ground could not see the top."
4) Which actions of the king show that he was a foolish man?
Ans. In the story there are many specimens which show the foolishness of the king.
i. He wanted to touch the moon which is next to impossible.
ii. He wanted it by making a tower of woods which was very idiotic to hear.
iii. He cut down all the trees of his kingdom to make the tower. He did not think about the necessity of trees for living.
These incidents shows very clearly that he is very much foolish in nature.
5) There’s a Chinese prove,, "When a king makes a mistake, all the people suffer." How does this story show this?
Ans. This proverb is proved in this story. As the king had the baseless desire to touch the moon, he ordered to cut all the tress of the kingdom., which was a huge mistake. For this mistake, the king must suffer but with him all the people of the kingdom also suffer because it would destroy the ecological balance of the environmen.
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