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Course: ELA isolated skill practice > Unit 3

Lesson 1: Reading and vocabulary

Key ideas: poetry 4

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Read the poem.

An Emerald is as Green as Grass

By Christina Rossetti

An emerald is as green as grass,
A ruby red as blood;
A sapphire shines as blue as heaven;
A
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.

What is the lesson of this poem?