Literature: What Is Red?

A. Read the poem ‘What Is Red’ by Mary O’Neill. Then, answer the following questions.

1. What is this poem about?

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2. Which lines in the poem refer to blood?

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3. What do the red ‘signal’ and ‘shout’ have in common?

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4. What feelings are mentioned in this poem?

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5. Name four things in the poem that produce sound.
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6. State one theme of the poem.

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7. What does ‘it’ in the last line of the poem refer to?
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