The Names of Colours
Green, red, and blue — and the precise shades a painter knows
The poem says 'shades of green, red, and blue' — but a painter (or a gardener) knows there is no single green. There are dozens. Knowing the precise name of a colour is like knowing the precise word for a worker — it makes your description exact and alive.
Shades of the poem's three colours. Tap each to see what it looks like.
Q1.Which is a shade of RED?
Painting words in a passage — infer the meaning from context.
'The teacher encouraged them to experiment with a diverse TONAL RANGE.' Tonal range most likely means:
'One student worked on a MURAL, depicting a Spring Day on the right wall.' A mural is:
Q1.Vermilion is a shade of:
The poem says 'shades of green, red, and blue' — but a painter (or a gardener) knows there is no single green. There are dozens. Knowing the precise name of a colour is like knowing the precise word for a worker — it makes your description exact and alive.
Shades of the poem's three colours. Tap each to see what it looks like.
Q1.Which is a shade of RED?
Painting words in a passage — infer the meaning from context.
'The teacher encouraged them to experiment with a diverse TONAL RANGE.' Tonal range most likely means:
'One student worked on a MURAL, depicting a Spring Day on the right wall.' A mural is:
Q1.Vermilion is a shade of: