By Christina Rossetti
Boats sail on the rivers,
And ships sail on the seas;
But clouds that sail across the sky
Are prettier far than these.
There are bridges on the rivers,
As pretty as you please;
But the bow that bridges heaven,
And overtops the trees,
And builds a road from earth to sky,
Is prettier far than these.
The poem compares man-made beauty with natural beauty. While boats, ships, and river bridges are beautiful, natural elements like clouds sailing across the sky and the rainbow (the bow) bridging earth to heaven are far more beautiful and grand.
Combining two words to make a new word:
Some words can act as both a noun (naming word) and a verb (action word) depending on context:
Other examples to practice: cut, bat, picture, cry, filter, dance, plant, paint, fly, face.
An acronym to remember the seven colours of the rainbow in order:
Scientific Fact: When sunlight passes through rain droplets, it splits into these seven colours, forming a rainbow in the sky.
Sir Isaac Newton created a spinning disc painted with the seven rainbow colours. When spun very fast, the eyes perceive the colors blending together to see white, proving that white light is made of many colours.