Chapter 14: The Kites
In this poem by Daphne Lister, a child watching kites dreams of being light enough to ride one high above the town. Read it in your Poorvi book, then use these topics to understand the poem, spot similes, alliteration and repetition, learn kite words, write a cinquain and find out about India's Kite Festival.
In this chapter you will
- explain what the child sees and imagines in the poem
- identify similes, alliteration, repetition and rhyme
- name the parts of a kite and use movement words
- write a cinquain and a paragraph as a kite
Topics
- Read: The Kites NCERT pp. 140–142
The child sees kites like coloured birds in a windy sky.
- Discuss: Simile, Alliteration, Repetition and Rhyme NCERT pp. 142–144
Simile = comparison with like/as; alliteration = same starting sound.
- Learn: Kite Words and a Cinquain NCERT pp. 144–147
Kite parts: nose, spine, cover, kite line, tail, reel.
- Listen, Speak, Write and Explore NCERT pp. 147–150
The Kite Festival is held at Makar Sankranti (January); called Uttarayan in Western India.
Key words
- Simile
- a comparison using like or as
- Alliteration
- nearby words starting with the same sound
- Drift
- to move slowly, carried by air or water
- Soar
- to fly high
- Stare
- to look at something for a long time
- Cinquain
- a five-line poem with a set pattern
Summary
- The child sees kites like coloured birds and dreams of flying on one.
- Simile (like/as), alliteration (same sound), repetition (high, high).
- Kite parts: nose, spine, cover, line, tail, reel.
- Uttarayan / Makar Sankranti in January is India's big kite festival.