NCERT Class 6 The Kite Summary Explanation Questions Answers|The Kite Poem Class 6 NCERT solutions
By Tanmoy Kumar Bhattacharjya
In this article I have discussed the poem "The Kite" written by Harry Behn. Harry Behn is an American Author and in this poem "The Kite" he explains beautifully the way a kite flies. Here you will get complete summary, Word-Meaning, Explanation Questions Answers of the poem "The Kite" included in NCERT Class 6.
The Kite
Poet- Harry Behn
Book- Honeysuckle Class 6
Poem "The Kite" Introduction Class 6 NCERT:
We all have seen a kite. Indeed we all have flown a kite. In this poem "The Kite" the poet Harry Behn beautifully captures the a flying kite which is a thing of joy. The poet records different actions that a kite makes while flying on the sky. The poet has used different words to capture the beauty of a flying kite.
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The Full Poem "The Kite" by Harry Behn:
How bright on the blue
Is a kite when it’s new!
With a dive and a dip
It snaps its tail
Then soars like a ship
With only a sail
As over tides
Of wind it rides,
Climbs to the crest
Of a gust and pulls,
Then seems to rest
As wind falls.
When string goes slack
You wind it back
And run until
A new breeze blows
And its wings fill
And up it goes!
How bright on the blue
Is a kite when it’s new!
But a raggeder thing
You never will see
When it flaps on a string
In the top of a tree.
Poem "The Kite" Summary Class 6 NCERT:
Let's discuss the summary of the poem "The Kite". This section will help you understand the main idea of the poem "The Kite" .
The poet starts the poem "The Kite" showing how bright a kite looks when it is new and is about to start its journey. A kite moves (dive and dip) and with every movement it creates a cracking sound. As soon as the kite gets air, it goes high up in the air as a ship goes up and down with the waves of water with the help of its sail. The sail of the kite is its tail that directs its movement. This is the upward journey of a kite.
Now, as the wind falls the kite seems to rest. As the string of the kite loosen the flier of the kite pulls the string and run until a new breeze blows his kite again. Again it goes up. The poet again repeats the line saying that the kite looks very bright when it's new. It gives a dull look in contrast as it gets trapped on the top of a tree , sometimes it gets torn too.
Explanation of the Poem "The Kite" Class 6 NCERT:
In this section you will get the detailed explanation of the poem "The Kite" by Harry Behn. This section will help you understand the meaning of each word and understand the importance of the poem "The Kite". I have given a line by line Explanation along with Word-Meaning of the poem "The Kite" in this section.
Text:
How bright on the blue
Is a kite when it’s new!
With a dive and a dip
It snaps its tail
Word-Meaning:
Bright- radiant
Dive- to plunge into water
Dip- put something down
Snaps- makes cracking sound
Tail- the hindmost part(here the lower part of the kite)
Explanation:
The poet starts the poem showing the beauty of a kite as it flies in the sky. The blue sky refers to clear sky, sky without clouds. The poet says that a kite looks very bright and beautiful when it flies in a clear sky.
It goes up and down making cracking sound.
Text:
Then soars like a ship
With only a sail
As over tides
Of wind it rides,
Climbs to the crest
Of a gust and pulls,
Then seems to rest
As wind falls.
Word-Meaning:
Soars- goes high up in the air.
Like a ship- the kite has been compared with a ship.
Tides of wind- rush of wind
Crest- top
Gust- flap
wind falls- wind slows down.
Explanation:
With the sound made by its tail, the kite goes high up in the air . This soaring has been compared to a ship. As a ship moves on the water challenging the waves and sometimes flowing with the waves, the kite rides over the flow of wind and sometimes when the wind slows down, it seems to rest. The kite makes both an upward and a downward journey.
Text:
When string goes slack
You wind it back
And run until
A new breeze blows
And its wings fill
And up it goes!
Word-Meaning -
String: the thread with which we fly the kite.
Slack- loose
Breeze- synonym of wind
Wings- the parts/body of the kite
Explanation:
When the thread or the string gets loose the flier pulls it and waits for a new breeze they helps the kite fly again. With new breeze the kite goes up in the air again.
Text:
How bright on the blue
Is a kite when it’s new!
But a raggeder thing
You never will see
When it flaps on a string
In the top of a tree.
Word-Meaning:
Raggeder thing: torn
Flaps: makes sound
Explanation:
The poet again emphasises on the brightenes and the beauty of the kite as it flies high up in the air. But in this process, sometimes it gets stuck in a tree and can't escape . From there it makes flapping sound and gives a dull look which is never appreciated by anyone.
Poem The Kite Questions Answers Class 6 NCERT Solutions:
Working with the Text
1.
List out the action words in the poem.
dive, dip, snaps, ——————, ——————, ———————,
——————, ——————
Find out the meanings of these words.
Answer:
climbs, blows, soars, rides, falls
Meanings of the above words
Climbs: to go up
Blows: to hit
Soars: go up
Ride: to sit on and control the movement of (an animal, typically a horse).
Fall: move from a higher to a lower level
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 a horse (meaning he runs as fast as a horse)
He eats like a pig(he is as voracious as a pig)
She sings like a thrush(meaning he sings as sweetly as a thrush bird)
It shines like gold( its shine is compared to the shine of gold)
It flies like a bird.
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