Poem What Is Red? (Form 2) : Meaning

Line no.	Line	Interpretation: RED is the colour of…
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 are 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 aband.	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 (Some people blush when they are embarrassed – their faces turn red)
14	You get inside
15	When you’re embarrassed
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 you’re 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 / to be alert)
28	That says: “Watch out!”
29	Red is a great big	A big rubber ball (small children are always attracted to a red ball)
30	Rubber ball.
31	Red is the giantest	Red is the most widely seen colour around us / the colour that we will notice immediately around us (‘giant’ already means very big. ‘giantest’ is just to make it sound extremely big)
32	Colour of all.
33	Red is a show-off,	Obviously easy to see/notice/display (Some people use red simply to attract attention – maybe for personal reasons)
34	No doubt about it -
35	But can you imagine	The question emphasizes the fact that our life would be dull and boring without red as a colour in the world.
36	Living without it?

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