The Waffle-Kite by Hugh Lofting
The Waffle-Kite is a short verse describing a marsh-dwelling creature called the Waffle-Kite, remarkable for its unsettling appearance as it digs in the marsh with its beak. The verse notes the pleasure of making mud pies and setting them in the sun to bake, provided one has the right kind of face for the task.
By Hugh Lofting · Genre: Children's Literature, Poetry, Humorous Literature · 66 words
First lines
This is the Waffle-Kite / And oh, what an awful sight / He looks when he digs in the marsh with his beak. / Mud pies it's fun to make / To set in the sun to bake / When you've got the right kind of face, so to speak.
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Hugh Lofting
- Date: Date unknown
- Language: English
- Genres: Children's Literature, Poetry, Humorous Literature, Fantasy, Nonsense Literature
- Length: 66 words
- Structure: 1 section, 1 paragraphs
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Genres
- Children's Literature — Written in simple, accessible language with a playful tone and fantastical creature, consistent with Hugh Lofting's Doctor Dolittle traditions aimed at young audiences.
- Poetry — Composed in verse form with regular rhyme scheme (sight/kite, marsh/beak, make/bake, speak) and rhythmic meter characteristic of poetic composition.
- Humorous Literature — Employs playful wordplay and absurd descriptions of the creature's appearance and behavior with lighthearted tone that prioritizes entertainment and wit.
- Fantasy — Features an invented, non-existent creature (the Waffle-Kite) with impossible characteristics, requiring suspension of disbelief and imaginative worldbuilding.
Tags
children's poetry · rhyming verse · light verse · whimsical · playful · humorous · birds · wading birds · animals · mud pies · marshes · play