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This activity is designed to help you explore poetry.

 

It is based on a poem by Christina Rossetti (1830–1894) called 'An Emerald is as Green as Grass'.

 

 

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An Emerald is as Green as Grass  

 

An emerald is as green as grass;

A ruby red as blood; 

A sapphire shines as blue as heaven;

A flint lies in the mud. 

A diamond is a brilliant stone,

To catch the world's desire;

An opal holds a fiery spark;

But a flint holds fire.

 

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