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Class 4 English - Lesson 5: What is Pink?


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Did You Know? (āĻ•িāĻŦা āϜাāύাāύে?)

Did you know that the poem "What is Pink?" by Christina Rossetti is one of the most famous poems used worldwide to teach children about colors and nature? It beautifully connects everyday objects in nature to their vivid colors!

Chapter Summary / Overview (āĻŽূāϞ āĻ­াā§ą)

"What is Pink?" is a delightful and colourful poem written by the famous poet Christina Rossetti. In this short poem, she beautifully describes various colours by comparing them to common objects found in nature. She asks simple questions about colours like pink, red, blue, white, yellow, green, violet, and orange, and then answers them with lovely examples like a pink rose, a red poppy, a white swan, and a yellow pear.

The poem ends playfully by saying an orange is simply an orange! It is a wonderful way for young children to learn about colours and appreciate the beauty of the natural world around them.

1. Lesson Text & Translation (āĻĒাāĻ ā§° āĻ…āύুāĻŦাāĻĻ)

What is pink? A rose is pink.

āĻ—ুāϞāĻĒীāϝ়া āĻ•ি? āĻāϟা āĻ—োāϞাāĻĒ āĻ—ুāϞāĻĒীāϝ়া।

By the fountain's brink.

āĻĒাāύীā§° āωঁāĻšā§° (āĻŦা āĻĢোā§ąাā§°াā§°) āĻĒাā§°āϤ।

What is red? A poppy's red

ā§°āĻ™া āĻ•ি? āĻĒāĻĒি āĻĢুāϞ⧰ ā§°ং ā§°āĻ™া।

In its barley bed.

āχāϝ়াā§° āĻŦাā§°্āϞিā§° (āĻ¯ā§ąāϧাāύ⧰) āĻŦিāϚāύাāϤ।

What is blue? The sky is blue

āύীāϞা āĻ•ি? āφāĻ•াāĻļāĻ–āύ āύীāϞা।

Where the clouds float through.

āϝ'āϤ āĻĄাā§ąā§°āĻŦোā§° āωāĻĒāĻ™ি āĻĢুā§°ে।

What is white? A swan is white

āĻŦāĻ—া āĻ•ি? āĻāϟা ā§°াāϜāĻšাঁāĻš āĻŦāĻ—া।

Sailing in the light.

āĻĒোāĻšā§°āϤ āϏাঁāϤুā§°ি āĻĨāĻ•া।

What is yellow? Pears are yellow,

āĻšাāϞāϧীāϝ়া āĻ•ি? āύাāϚāĻĒāϤিāĻŦোā§° āĻšাāϞāϧীāϝ়া,

Rich and ripe and mellow.

ā§°āϏাāϞ, āĻĒāĻ•া āφ⧰ু āĻŽিāĻ া।

What is green? The grass is green,

āϏেāωāϜীāϝ়া āĻ•ি? āϘাঁāĻšāĻŦোā§° āϏেāωāϜীāϝ়া,

With small flowers between.

āĻŽাāϜāϤ āϏ⧰ু āϏ⧰ু āĻĢুāϞ⧰ āϏৈāϤে।

What is violet? Clouds are violet

āĻŦেāĻ™ুāύীāϝ়া āĻ•ি? āĻĄাā§ąā§°āĻŦোā§° āĻŦেāĻ™ুāύীāϝ়া

In the summer twilight.

āĻ—্ā§°ীāώ্āĻŽā§° āĻ—āϧূāϞি āϏāĻŽāϝ়āϤ।

What is orange? Why, an orange,

āϏুāĻŽāĻĨিā§°া (āĻ•āĻŽāϞা) ā§°ং āĻ•ি? āĻ•িāϝ়, āĻāϟা āϏুāĻŽāĻĨিā§°া,

Just an orange!

āĻ•েā§ąāϞ āĻāϟা āϏুāĻŽāĻĨিā§°াāϝ়েāχ!

2. Word Meanings (āĻļāĻŦ্āĻĻাāϰ্āĻĨ)

fountain: a natural spring of water (āϜāϞāĻĒ্ā§°āĻĒাāϤ / āĻĒাāύীā§° āωঁāĻš)
brink: edge (āĻ•াāώ / āĻĒাā§°)
barley: cereal grass (āĻ¯ā§ąāϧাāύ / āĻāĻŦিāϧ āĻļāϏ্āϝ)
mellow: sweet and ripe (āĻŽিāĻ া āφ⧰ু āĻĒāĻ•া / ā§°āϏাāϞ āφ⧰ু āĻ•োāĻŽāϞ)
twilight: the light from the sky before sunset (āĻ—āϧূāϞি / āĻŦেāϞি āĻŽাā§° āϝোā§ąাā§° āφāĻ—ā§° āĻĒোāĻšā§°)

3. Comprehension Solutions

1. Answer the following questions.

a) What is the colour of a swan?
Ans: The colour of a swan is white.

b) When are the clouds violet in colour?
Ans: The clouds are violet in colour in the summer twilight.

4. Activities Solutions & Grammar

Grammar Tip

Rhyming Words are words that have the same ending sound. Poets often use them at the ends of lines in a poem to make it sound musical and fun to read! For example, "pink" and "brink".

2. Find out some rhyming words from the poem.

Q: Find out some rhyming words from the poem.

Answer: Some rhyming words from the poem are:
• pink – brink
• red – bed
• blue – through
• white – light
• yellow – mellow
• green – between

5. Build Up Your Vocabulary

Rhyming Words (āĻāĻ•ে āĻ›āύ্āĻĻā§° āĻļāĻŦ্āĻĻ)

Pink matches with Brink
Red matches with Bed
Blue matches with Through
White matches with Light
Yellow matches with Mellow
Green matches with Between

6. FAQs & Conclusion

Q. What is the poem 'What is Pink?' about?

Ans: The poem is about teaching different colours by gracefully comparing them to beautiful things found in nature, like flowers, birds, and fruits.

Q. What does the poet compare the colour 'yellow' to?

Ans: The poet compares the colour yellow to pears that are rich, ripe, and mellow.

Q. Who is the poet of the poem 'What is Pink?'?

Ans: The beautiful poem 'What is Pink?' is written by the famous poet Christina Rossetti.

Conclusion:

In conclusion, "What is Pink?" is a simple yet very effective poem by Christina Rossetti that introduces young learners to the vivid colours of the natural world. From a pink rose to the orange fruit, it uses excellent rhyming words to make learning engaging and fun. We hope these detailed Assam Jatiya Bidyalay notes have helped you understand the poem perfectly. Keep visiting PoraGhar Axom for more helpful and easy study materials!

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