Question

The summary about the poem Paint box by E.V.Rieu

Answer 1

Explanation:

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The Paint Box is a philosophical poem that begins with a childish theme but ends in a serious and contemplative issue. The poem is in a dialogue form. A character asks another character with the vibrant colours he has what he should paint for him. The other answers he should paint him a person totally new.

Answer 2

Answer:

Cobalt and umber and ultramarine,

Ivory black and emerald green --

What shall I paint to give pleasure to you?"

"Paint for me somebody utterly new."

"I have painted you tigers in crimson and white."

"The colors were good and you painted aright."

"I have painted the cook and the camel in blue

And a panther in purple."  "You painted them true.

"Now mix me a color that nobody knows,

And paint me a country where nobody goes.

And put in it people a little like you,

Watching a unicorn drinking the dew."

E. V. Rieu

Explanation:

The Paint Box is a philosophical poem that begins with a childish theme but ends in a serious and contemplative issue. The poem is in a dialogue form. A character asks another character with the vibrant colours he has what he should paint for him. The other answers he should paint him a person totally new