INTRODUCTION

Have you ever flown a kite?

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WARM UP
How the little kite learned to fly
BY Katherine Pyle
Katharine Pyle (November 23, 1863 – February 19, 1938) was
an American artist, poet, and children's writer.

Born in Wilmington, Delaware, the youngest offspring of

William Pyle and Margaret (Painter), she was the sister of
author and artist Howard Pyle.
Learning Objectives

Identify the figurative language used in poetry

What is Poetry?
Poetry is a form of literature and a very wide genre of writing. It is
a form of imaginative writing that can be written by anybody.
Let’s find out about rhyme

Rhyme is to do with sound.

When words rhyme, they end with the same sound.

Examples:
● The words ‘cat’ and ‘hat’ rhyme because they both end with the
same sound. Puss in Boots Fairytale Cat by
OpenClipart-Vectors (Pixabay)
● The words ‘sound’ and ‘pound’ rhyme too.
● The words ‘worm’ and ‘storm’ half-rhyme. It’s almost the same
sound, but not quite. These rhymes count as part of a poem’s
rhyme scheme.
Let’s find out about rhyme

Which pairs of words rhyme fully?

Enough and cuff

Feet and boot
Near and far
Pair and share
Care and occur
Life and knife
Fruit and shoot
Let’s find out about rhyme

Which pairs of words rhyme fully?

Enough and cuff

Feet and boot
Near and far
Pair and share
Care and occur
Life and knife
Fruit and shoot
Let’s find out about rhyme
Rhyme is a very important part of structure. Some poems contain rhyme and some
do not contain any. When they do include rhyme, we can say that the poem has a
rhyme scheme.

Important elements of structure

● The opening of the poem
● How the poem ends
● The stanza lengths in the poem
● Whether the poem has a volta (turning point)
● Rhyme Scheme
Which of these is NOT an important element of a poem’s
structure?

Option 1 Option 2
The opening and the end of the poem. The rhyme scheme.

Option
Option33 Option
Option44

Stanza length. Figurative language.

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Which of these is NOT an important element of a poem’s
structure?

Option 1 Option 2
The opening and the end of the poem. The rhyme scheme.

Option
Option3 3 Option
Option4 4

Stanza length. Figurative language.

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 ‘I found a ball of grass among the hay’ (1832)
When exploring rhyme John Clare
scheme, we use letters to I found a ball of grass among the hay A
And progged it as I passed and went away; A
show which lines rhyme. And when I looked I fancied something stirred, B
For example, the rhyme And turned again and hoped to catch the bird—B
scheme for two lines that When out an old mouse bolted in the wheats C
With all her young ones hanging at her teats; C
rhyme are written like
this: AA, BB, CC etc.

Glossary:
Progged = Poked,
prodded.
Teats = The nipple of a
female mammal from
which milk is sucked by
Mouse by Kapa65 (Pixabay)
young.
Which rhyme scheme from the four options does this poem
follow?

The Passionate Shepherd to His Love (1588)

Christopher Marlowe 1) AABB
A gown made of the finest wool 2) ABABCC
Which from our pretty Lambs we pull;
Fair lined slippers for the cold, 3) ABAB
With buckles of the purest gold; 4) AABBCC
Which rhyme scheme from the four options does this poem
follow?

The Passionate Shepherd to His Love (1588)

Christopher Marlowe 1) AABB
A gown made of the finest wool 2) ABABCC
Which from our pretty Lambs we pull;
Fair lined slippers for the cold, 3) ABAB
With buckles of the purest gold; 4) AABBCC
 POETIC DEVICES
• Poetic devices are a form of literary devices
which are used to create poetry.
• Examples
 What Is Personification?
Personification is a figurative language device
that involves giving human qualities to objects
or animals.
For example:
“The leaves danced on the wind.”
 The city I live in never sleeps.

What: the city Human action: sleeps

The wind sang through the trees.

What: the wind Human action: sang

 That cake is calling my name.

What: the cake

Human action: calling

 The sun smiled down at me.

What: the sun

Human action: smiled
EXAMPLES- Alliteration
Alliteration is when the sound or letter at the beginning of
each or most of the words in a sentence is the same.

Some examples of alliteration:

Sally sells sea shells by the sea shore.

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 What Is Alliteration?
Alliteration is when two or more words that are close
together, begin with the same letter or sound.
For example:
super Sam terrific Tia
 Examples of Alliteration
In these tongue twisters you can see alliteration:

She sells seashells down by the Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled
seashore. peppers.

They are both alliterative phrases. In the first one, all the words start
with the ‘s’ sound, while in the latter, the letter ‘p’ is first in each
word.
Examples of Alliteration

Seven snapping sharks swim in the sea.

Examples of Alliteration

Carrie cuddled the cute, curious cats.

 Simile
A simile is a figure of speech. It is when one thing
is compared to another using the words ‘like’ or ‘as’.

Some examples of simile:

As busy as a bee – This is comparing someone’s level of energy to the speed

of a bee.

Runs like a cheetah – This is comparing the speed that someone can run to
the speed of a cheetah which is quite fast.
Find the Similes

Read the paragraph below. Click the sentences that have similes in them.

I was as quick
quick as
as aa fox
foxwhen
whenIIpacked
packedmymyschool
schoolbag
bagthis
thismorning.
morning.
I knew that if I was late again I would be in trouble but by the time the
school bell rang, I was safely sitting in my seat. I breathed a sigh of relief.
After
Afterrunning
runningallallthe
theway
waythough,
though,my
myface was
face wasasas
red asas
red aa
tomato.
tomato.
Personification
Simile
READING THE POEM
Learning Objectives
• Identify key vocabulary and begin to understand the poem further.
• Identify the usage of specific figurative languages used in the poem
Learning Objectives
• Identify the usage of specific figurative languages used in the poem.
• Success Criteria
• At the end of the session children will be able to identify the figurative
devices used in the poem and identify the character traits of the big
kite and the little kite.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
• Identify the contextual meaning of the vocabulary
used in the poem
• Infer the poem and answer the questions based on the poem.

SUCCESS CRITERIA

At the end of the session children will be able to answer the

Questions based on the poem and explain the theme of the poem in
their own words
Your turn

• Which word in the third stanza means the

same as ‘Unwaveringly’.?
Your turn
• Which word in the second stanza means the
same as ‘quiver’.?
 ASSET
Sanitation has always been a worry during the monsoons. This is when
we find that diseases are rampant as the number of people falling sick
grows each day.

The word "rampant" MEANS

A spreading in an uncontrolled way 
B resulting in other unrelated problems
C. unsafe and causing a lot of problems 
D. undiscovered and difficult to detect easily
QUESTIONS/PAIR SHARE
1-Why was the little kite afraid to fly?

• The little kite was afraid to fly because he

thought that
QUESTIONS/PAIR SHARE

2. Why did the big kite want the little kite to just try?

The big kite asked the little kite to try because he would

[ never, fly ]
QUESTIONS/PAIR SHARE

3. Why was the little kite thrilled with pride?

The little kite was thrilled with pride because

[fly, sky, could]

HOME ASSIGNMENT

4. What could the little kite see from the

sky?
The little kite could see

[boys, sky, spots, looked like]

HOTS

5. Why did the big kite fly away leaving behind the
little kite?
Critical thinking question
6. Do you think the little kite could have flown
without the big kite? Give reason?
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
• Interpret the central theme of the poem
• Infer the character traits according to
the context
 VALUE BASED QUESTION
What is the message that the poet is trying to
give the readers through the poem?

fears, boldness, Overcome, determination, life, successful,

Differentiated activity

• List the character traits of the little kite and big kite .
(any two traits with evidence)summary of first stanza

• List the character traits of the big kite and the little
Kite with evidence from the poem summary of two stanzas

• Compare and contrast the character traits of the big

Kite and the little kite. (Venn diagram) summarize the poem
RESEARCH WORK
• Research and find out about the kite festivals
held in different parts of the world.
• Find out where and when in India and UAE the
International Kite Festival is held.
 WRITING
Imagine you are the little kite and write a diary entry
describing their experience of learning to fly.

Include the emotions felt during various attempts, the steps to

overcome obstacles, and how eventually he succeeded to fly.
Encourage creativity and self-expression
a) The small kite thought it could not- (i) run (ii) fly (iii) swim

b) The big kite told the little kite to – (i) try (ii) know (iii) think 

(c) While flying the little kite was filled with- (i) Pity (ii) Pride
(iii) pain

(d) The boys looked as small as  – (i) dots (ii) patches (iii) spot
.