What is Red Poem

WHAT IS RED?

What is Red? Red is a sunset Blazing and bright. Red is feeling brave With all your might. Red is a sunburn A spot on your nose. Sometimes red, is a red red rose. Red squiggles out when you cut your hand. Red is a brick  And the sounds of a band. Red is hotness You get inside When you’re embarrassed And want to hide. Fire-cracker, fire-engine Fire-flicker red –  And when you’re angry Red runs through your head.

Red is an Indian A Valentine heart, The trimmings on  A circus cart. Red is a lipstick Red is a shout Red is a signal That says, “Watch out!” Red is a great big  Rubber ball. Red is the giant-est Colour of all. Red is a show-off, No doubt about it –  But can you imagine Living without it?

Summary: • One stanza – 36 lines. • Abcd rhyme scheme. • - bright and might ( lines 2 and 4 ) • - nose and rose ( lines 6 and 8 ) • - hand and band ( line 10 and 12 ) • - inside and hide ( lines 14 and 16 )

• The lines are short and that adds to the fast pace and rhythmic quality of the poem. • The poem is about the colour red and the things that people associate the colour with. • Provides examples of ordinary objects to feelings of courage, embarrassment and anger.

Lines 1 – 12 Red is a sunset Blazing and bright. Red is feeling brave With all your might. Red is a sunburn A spot on your nose. Sometimes red, is a red red rose. Red squiggles out when you cut your hand. Red is a brick  And the sounds of a band.

Persona lists a number of things that are red in colour such as the sunset, sunburnt skin, a rose, blood from a cut and a brick.

Lines 13 - 24 Red is hotness You get inside When you’re embarrassed And want to hide. Fire-cracker, fire-engine Fire-flicker red –  And when you’re angry Red runs through your head Red is an Indian A Valentine heart, The trimmings on  A circus cart

• Associate with feelings such as embarrassment, love and anger. The persona mentions Red Indian, the native Americans, referring to the colour of their skintone.

Lines 25 - 36 Red is a lipstick Red is a shout Red is a signal That says, “Watch out!” Red is a great big  Rubber ball. Red is the giant-est Colour of all. Red is a show-off, No doubt about it –  But can you imagine Living without it?

• Associates red as the colour of caution and warning ( watch out! ) • The persona cannot imagine living without the colour red.

SETTING • There is no specific time frame or setting mentioned. • For example, the word sunset conjures the image of the sea at dusk. The circus cart transports the reader to a noisy and cheerful atmosphere of a circus.

PERSONA • Maybe the persona is a younger person, possibly a child.

TONE AND MOOD • The tone of the poem is descriptive. • The mood is fun and humorous

THEMES • Appreciation of our surroundings. • Emotions and feelings. MORAL VALUES • We must be observant and appreciative of our surrounding . • . Every human being will feel a variety of emotions.