This lesson focuses on poems related to Kurunchi Thinai. The three types of subjects muthal and uri are illustrated. Life and characteristics of people living in mountainous regions called Kurunchi Nilam are highlighted. As in the other lessons, the beauty of imagination, the handling of words and the use of comparisons are presented as literary aspects.

The first of the five central units deals with the poet Kabilar as the greatest of Kurunchippaadalkal. Kurunchippaattu is the prime work of this poet. He has also composed 100 Kurunchippaadalkal of the work Ayinkurunooru and all Kurunchippaadalkal of Kalithokkaai, Kurunthokai, Nattinai and Aganaanooru.

The second unit considers the mountainous terrain and the winter season as Mutharporul. God, people, birds, animals, village, water resources, flowers, trees, food, drums, the rhythm, the musical instrument and livehihood form Karupporul. Meetings of lovers and related aspects of the hero and the heroine make uripporul.

The third unit illustrates the treatment of the three types of the subjects. The land and the time as the basic subject of Mutharporul as expressed in Ayinkurunooru, Nattinai and Kalithokai explained. Similarly the thematic aspects as Karupporul can be appreciated from the lines quoted from Nattinai, Kurunthokai, Ayinkurunooru and Aaganaanooru. The functional subject of these poems is the meetings of the lovers as can be seen from Kurunthokai and Kalithokai.

The fifth unit highlights imagery called Karpanai, lexicality called Sollaatchi, similes called uvamai, metaphores known as ullurai and culmination as Irachi,

On learning this lesson, you will be able to appreciate the Tamil culture explicit in the life of people in Kurinch Nilam. Social behaviour relevant to mountainous region is brought out through different activities of people living there.