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How is colour highlighted in the poem and why? List all the words in the poem that suggest colour.

There are several colours highlighted in a poem signifying the difference between landlady and a poet which is based on the skin-colour of both. The use of colour red was used on several places like telephone booth, the double-tiered bus and pillar box. It signifies the colour of dark skin that poet has, he was not of fair complexion like landlady. The word used as colour “gold –rolled” shows the high class expression which belongs to fair coloured people. Various other colours are also used in a poem in regard to this and these are: Red, Black, Milk chocolate, Gold, brunette and blonde.


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