Sun is laughing
This morning she got up
On the happy side of the bed,
Pulled back
The grey sky-curtains
And poked her head
Through the blue window
Of heaven,
Her yellow laughter
Spilling over,
Falling broad across the grass,
Brightening the washing line,
Giving more shine
To the back of a ladybug
And buttering up all the world.
Then, without any warning,
As if she was suddenly bored,
Or just got sulky
Because she could hear no one
Giving praise
To her shining ways,
Sun slammed the sky-window closed,
Plunging the whole world
Into greyness once more.
O Sun, moody one,
How can we live
Without the holiday of your face?
Grace Nichols (born 1950) Guyana & UK
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ReplyDeletedo you know what the stanza in this poem is?
ReplyDeleteA stanza (in any poem) is the same as a verse. This poem has three stanzas.
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ReplyDeleteWhat does sulky mean in that poem?
ReplyDeleteHI. Thanks for your question. This poem anthropomorphises the sun, i.e. describes the sun as if it has human feelings and emotions. So sulky here means that it became bad-tempered and resentful when no-one praised it for shining.
DeleteWhat does the "grey sky - curtains" mean
ReplyDeleteThe lines "Pulled back / The grey sky-curtains" are what you need to look at. Think about the sun appearing from behind the "grey sky-curtains"...
DeleteLook at stanza one which words rhyme?
DeleteWhat does it mean when she say , how can we live without the holiday of your face
DeleteSun slammed the sky-window closed.
ReplyDeleteWhat is figure of speech is
The rhytm words
ReplyDeleteSetting was like what? Please help
ReplyDeleteWhat are rhyming words from this poem
ReplyDeleteNext. Look at the words below 6aken from the 1st stanzas of the poem
ReplyDeleteHappy blue yellow laughter brightening shine
Next. What does the poetess mean when she says to the sun,'how can we live without the holiday of your face?'what figure of speech is this
ReplyDeleteCan you compare the sun with something in three ways?
ReplyDeletewow this rlly helped my daugter
ReplyDeleteWhat is the message of the poem?
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