The word "Canvas" in the first line represents the world, life, or a fresh start with unlimited potential, waiting to be shaped or experienced.

Here are the answers to your questions:

1. The word "Canvas" in the first line represents the world, life, or a fresh start with unlimited potential, waiting to be shaped or experienced.
2. a) The extract "The very white Canvas Suddenly turned darker" signifies a dramatic and often negative change. It suggests a loss of innocence, the onset of hardship, sorrow, or a significant shift from a state of purity or hope to one of difficulty or despair.
3. b) The literary device used in the words "white" and "dark" is antithesis. This device involves the juxtaposition of contrasting ideas or words to highlight their differences.
4. "God must be a painter" is an example of a metaphor. It directly compares God to a painter, implying that God creates and shapes the world or life in the same way a painter creates art on a canvas.
5. "The pregnant woman in the sun" symbolizes new life, fertility, hope, and creation, often with connotations of divine blessing or vitality due to the presence of the sun.