In the clear sky means when there are no clouds, a kite will look bright in it. It will be clearly noticeable.The kite hurls and with every wag its tail produces a cracking sound. Then, while flying ,all of a sudden, the kite goes high on the top just like a ship goes up and down on the crest of waves with a sail cloth. It moves forward when the wind is strong. But as the wind falls,it seems as if it is also taking a rest for a while in the air. Sometimes, the thread tied to the kite loosen, the flier tries to roll the thread and runs till a new breeze(air) fills its wings.
A kite really looks bright on a clear sky. But when it gets struck on a tree top, it gets torn and gives a poor look.
Working with the poem (NCERT Page 28)
Question 1.
List out the action words in the poem.
dive, dip, snaps …………, ………..
Find out the meanings of these words.
Answer:
dive, dip, snaps, soars, climbs, rides, pulls, falls
Dive: Plunge head first into water with one’s arms raised over one’s head.
Dip :Put or let something down quickly or briefly in or into (liquid).
Snaps: Break suddenly and completely, typically with a sharp cracking sound.
Soars: Fly or rise high in the air.
Climbs: Go or come up a (slope or staircase); ascend. .
Rides: Sit on and control the movement of something.
Pulls: Exert force on (someone or something) so as to cause movement towards oneself.
Falls: Move from a higher to a lower level, typically rapidly and without control.
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. Can you suggest what or who the following actions may be compared to?
He runs like ………………. He eats like ……………….
She sings like ………………. It shines like ……………….
It flies like ……………….
Answer:
(i) He runs like a cheetah.
(ii) He eats like a bird.
(iii) She sings like a nightingale.
(iv) It shines like a star.
(v) It flies like a kite.
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