Poem 2: The Kite
Poet: Harry Behn
Introduction: This poem describes how a new kite looks and flies in the blue sky. It dives, dips, and sores like a ship.
Summary
A new kite looks bright in the blue sky. It dives and sinks as it moves its tail. It moves with a cracking sound.
The poet compares the kite to a ship with only one sail. As the wind blows, the kite climbs higher, riding the current of air just like a ship rides the waves.
When the wind falls, the kite seems to rest. When the string goes slack, the flyer winds it back and runs until a new breeze blows. Then its wings fill with air and it goes up again.
Sad Ending: A kite looks ragged and torn when it gets stuck in the branches of a tree.
Word Meanings
- Dive: To plunge (move downwards quickly).
- Dip: To go down and come up.
- Snap: A cracking sound (like a whip).
- Soar: To fly high.
- Crest: The top of a wave or hill.
- Slack: Loose (not tight).
- Raggeder: Torn and tattered, looking ugly.
- Flap: To move wings up and down.
Question 1:
List out the action words in the poem.
Question 2:
Read these lines from the poem: "Then soars like a ship / With only a sail". The movement of the tailless kite is compared to a ship with a sail. This is called a Simile. Only what or whom are the following compared to?
- He runs like -------------- a deer / the wind.
- He eats like -------------- a horse / a pig.
- She sings like -------------- a nightingale / an angel.
- It shines like -------------- a star / a diamond.
- It flies like -------------- a bird.
Grammar Rules: Verbs: Action Words
A verb is a word used to say something about a person, place, or thing. It denotes Action, Being, or Possession.
- Main: Run, Eat, Sleep.
- Helping: Is, Am, Are, Was, Were, Has, Have.