Chapter 3 - The Rainbow · Class 5 English
Practise 8 short and long answer questions on The Rainbow from Chapter 3 - The Rainbow. Try writing your own answer first, then tap the question to compare it with the model answer and read the explanation behind it.
Christina Rossetti wrote “The Rainbow”.
The poet’s name is printed after the poem.
Boats sail on rivers, and ships sail on seas.
The opening lines compare boats and ships with clouds in the sky.
The poet says the clouds are prettier than boats and ships.
The comparison expresses the poet’s admiration for the beauty of the sky.
The “bow” refers to the rainbow, which seems to bridge the sky.
The poem describes it as a bow that bridges heaven and rises above the trees.
The rainbow is described as a bow that bridges heaven and builds a road from earth to sky.
This image makes the rainbow seem like a beautiful bridge across the sky.
It appears to overtop the trees.
The poem says the bow rises above the trees.
It describes clouds sailing across the sky and a rainbow stretching like a bridge from earth to sky.
These images make the sky seem lively and connected to the earth.
The rainbow is colourful and seems to stretch across the sky, making it more magical than a bridge on a river.
This interpretation follows the contrast made in the poem.